Merk, I thought about you the other day -- NPR had a segment about the future of China and of the power balance with USA

6:45 am

Uneaixoise

they were predicting that by 2050 China would be THE superpower and that Chinese would become a de rigueur language like English is today

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

comments?

6:47 am

Uneaixoise

when you're there, are you teaching children or adults? can't remember . . .

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

too early for world politics? :-)

6:50 am

Uneaixoise

ok, off to take out the pups -- BBL

6:57 am

bubba218

anyone need any clues before I leave?

6:57 am

Merk

I was gone a bit and missed your questions. I am teaching adults ... Chinese teachers of English ... some Middle School, some high school teachers. They could pass the US before 2050 and I've been wondering about the Chinese language, too.

6:58 am

Merk

The final two cu 6,24 please

6:58 am

Merk

And where is the 8?

6:58 am

bubba218

think of the person who first used x-rays madame cu

6:58 am

EspritdJean

one sounds like an Indian dish

6:59 am

bubba218

cu6 like the spice in indian food

6:59 am

EspritdJean

madam cu is a 5/14

6:59 am

bubba218

ur8

6:59 am

Merk

ah, alternate spelling, thanx

6:59 am

Merk

Is it built on the ur 7

6:59 am

bubba218

ur8 nuclear fuel, pl

7:00 am

Merk

Hah, as if I know nuclear fuel, but thanks so much.

7:00 am

EspritdJean

it's radioactive

7:01 am

bubba218

In the news Iran wants to enrich it to use in reactors

7:01 am

Merk

I got the other cu 6 now.

7:02 am

Merk

Oh dud! I need coffee ... got the nuclear fuel.

7:02 am

Merk

Cool getting that word from the grid.

7:03 am

Merk

Ah, I have finished all of the nasty c words.

7:04 am

sukee

lol...almost didn't like typing in the cu 4/6 :)

7:05 am

sukee

uran

7:05 am

sukee

oops

7:06 am

Merk

I desperately need coffee. bbl

7:07 am

Merk

I only have 39 words and it feels as if I've been here forever.

7:07 am

sukee

it's not an easy one that is for sure

7:09 am

Merk

It's like pulling teeth and so many odd words.

7:10 am

Merk

fl 5 clue please

7:11 am

Merk

nm

7:11 am

Merk

Now it' has to be coffee time.

7:11 am

sukee

I think so :)

7:11 am

gramma

Hi everyone 8) I don't understand why you find this particular grid so difficult. I'm just winging words out. Words like memuc and rmhy. What's wrong with you all?

7:12 am

FMitch

LOL gramma!

7:12 am

sukee

I'm guessing you have had some coffee? :)

7:12 am

elder

Good afternoon everyone. Gramma a good point :)

7:13 am

Haz1558

If only my maths examiners had been as adventurous and open-minded as you, gramma.

7:13 am

FMitch

Hi elder, HAz, sukee and Merk

7:13 am

gramma

You guys go ahead and finish up. I'll be back in a few, for my clues.

7:13 am

sukee

Good morning

7:13 am

Haz1558

Hello again - the fresh eyes thing has yielded three more words.

7:14 am

FMitch

It is a tad taxing for a Sunday grid isn't it.

7:14 am

Haz1558

You speak uncommon good sense, FM.

7:15 am

elder

Hello Haz and Fmitch. Terrible day here started out sunny now its gusty with much rain, must not moan, hearing and seeing the devastation in other parts.

7:15 am

sukee

just dull and overcast here...but the good thing is no snow!

7:15 am

FMitch

Whats for lunch today Haz, I'm feeling peckish?
Same here elder although it was a beautiful still morning about 8am

7:15 am

Haz1558

Hello, elder. It's pretty gusty here as well, but as you say, nothing compared to what others have faced. We've come off lightly.

one thing we can say for jersey, we can access good foods. having fun welki?

8:46 am

welki

we're having REAL pizza for lunch this afternoon ... gaining weight, too, joanne, but i don't care (just another drop in the bucket)\

8:47 am

hurshy

do you not have real pizza in canada?

8:47 am

jmcnrick

mmmm pizza

8:47 am

hurshy

what makes pizza real anyway?

8:47 am

welki

a blast, dorens .. my sister and her family are coming by this afternoon. tomorrow, my oldest daughter and i are shopping .. and going to try that perfume peri's been talking about

8:47 am

jmcnrick

yeast helps and garlic

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Each person has their own pizza preference

8:48 am

welki

real pizza and real bagels rely on the water the dough is made with. for pizza, it's also the brand of cheese and toppings\

8:48 am

Soodlebum

Aaarrrgh. I am just back from 2 weeks of non-stop eating and drinking. I daren't even fit on my non-holiday clothes!!

8:48 am

jmcnrick

*hands soodle a mumu*

8:48 am

Atalante

you only get real pizza in Italy *smug European* LOL :P

8:48 am

welki

some stores in florida ship ny water (which is actually adirondack water) south to make their bagels

8:48 am

Dorens

where are you shopping? bridgewater mall?

8:49 am

Joanne123

i like to make pizza

8:49 am

Dorens

bagels really do need the right water.... people in LA have them flown in

8:49 am

Joanne123

used to do it from scratch but cheaped out with pre-made dough

8:49 am

welki

probably bridgewater. i don't have any make-up .. honestly, i have no make-up, so i'm thinking of buying some. need the kid to help me

8:49 am

hurshy

name that proper noun (for ata)! they keep killing...

8:49 am

jmcnrick

okay I give up on nbt or anything else before meeting

8:49 am

welki

^5 dorens on the water thiong

8:50 am

Atalante

daleks!

8:50 am

welki

ut oh .. i hear baby stirring

8:50 am

hurshy

TW, not DW

8:50 am

Dorens

i got nbt, but needed lickety to get there, i confess

8:50 am

Atalante

torchwood has daleks. kinda

8:50 am

Atalante

and she's so fun to keep killing

8:50 am

Scrabbler

*playing Cat Stevens for us now*

8:50 am

hurshy

but daleks isn't in the grid!!!

8:51 am

welki

*sings to scrabble* ohhh, baby, baby, it's a wild world....

8:51 am

Atalante

they are in the void beneath it

8:51 am

jmcnrick

well on that note I am off to meeting and i will try not to meditate on daleks and cat stevens

8:51 am

Dorens

old or new scrabs?

8:51 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

8:51 am

hurshy

lol

8:52 am

welki

awwww, i can hear her cooing on the monitor .. the baby, that is :)

8:52 am

Dorens

must be old, cause he isn't cat stevens anymore.. .his new stuff is Yusuf, right?

8:52 am

Dorens

how old is baby wlki?

8:52 am

welki

6 months

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Playing Cat for now, Yusuf in a bit

8:52 am

welki

an older woman for levi :)

8:52 am

Joanne123

byee lmc

8:52 am

Dorens

my son called this morning and I had a conversation with 4 month old grandson cooing and laughing into the phone

8:53 am

Joanne123

jmc

8:53 am

Joanne123

awwww

8:53 am

Joanne123

first granchild is 3 weeks

8:53 am

Dorens

enjoy joanne. they are the most fun

8:54 am

welki

kind of nice being here alone with grand-baby ... if you know what i mean *wink wink*

8:54 am

Joanne123

he's a sweetie

8:54 am

Dorens

i totally know welki... i always enjoy them best when we're alone.

8:54 am

Joanne123

ohh i have already and the best feeling ever

8:56 am

Joanne123

like i said before..there goes the bank

8:57 am

welki

hehehe, she's pretty vocal, but still sounding happy. kids won't let her make a peep before they're up and running

8:57 am

Joanne123

awww

8:58 am

Joanne123

where are you welki??

8:58 am

Joanne123

in Canada i mean

8:59 am

welki

when i'm at home in canada, i'm in calgary, in alberta

8:59 am

Joanne123

ahh ok

8:59 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

8:59 am

Joanne123

gm

8:59 am

welki

'morning crossy

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy!

9:00 am

welki

time to get fussing baby ... later all

9:00 am

Soodlebum

Hi Cross!!

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Bye Welki

9:00 am

Dorens

enjoy welki... hi crossi

9:00 am

Joanne123

bought a townhouse in Brampton so baby would have solid home

9:00 am

Dorens

sorry crossY

9:00 am

Joanne123

byeee

9:01 am

crosshair

lived in bramalea once long ago,but brampton has sucked it up now i thing.its all one big brampton now

9:02 am

Joanne123

no there is bramalea and brampton

9:02 am

Joanne123

i'm in bramalea

9:03 am

Joanne123

chickencoop houses but i live in one of the normal looking ones

9:03 am

crosshair

lol,when i lived in norvil,you used to be able to drive down hwy 7 and see nothing but trees till you hit square 1

9:04 am

Joanne123

never mind how bout going to snelgrove flea market along gravel roads

9:04 am

crosshair

yuppers

9:04 am

Joanne123

no more snelgrove tho

9:05 am

crosshair

i still remember the mennonite jams,pies and sausages:)

9:05 am

Joanne123

ok well never did that

9:05 am

Joanne123

but they have mennonites in dundalk

9:05 am

crosshair

the amish and the menonites know how to make real food;))

9:06 am

Joanne123

so weird to see them ride up in their horse and buggoes

9:06 am

crosshair

i think they are the smart ones tbh

9:06 am

Joanne123

yeah all the real thing

9:07 am

crosshair

kind of tough being part of the group that dosent use hydro or mirrors though

9:07 am

Joanne123

mirrors??

9:07 am

Joanne123

never heard that

9:07 am

crosshair

yup

9:07 am

hurshy

vanity

9:08 am

crosshair

seems mirrors = vanity

9:08 am

crosshair

snap

9:08 am

Joanne123

weird

9:08 am

dan2bit

morning all

9:08 am

Joanne123

haha

9:08 am

crosshair

howdy dan

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Hi Dan

9:08 am

Joanne123

morning dan

9:09 am

dan2bit

since it's in today's grid, a funny story about the worst swear word: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle
/2007/jul/28/weekend.jonronson

9:09 am

Joanne123

they still seem very cultish to me

9:10 am

crosshair

but you are secure in knowing you will always have a place,a few acres of land,a barn and a house

9:10 am

Joanne123

like inner breeding

9:10 am

crosshair

i watched a group of them do a barn raising in a single day

9:11 am

Joanne123

i seen that on a show

9:11 am

Joanne123

they do work well together

9:11 am

crosshair

all joint and peg construction;)

9:11 am

Joanne123

as a team

9:11 am

crosshair

they are the original ultimate home renovation crew;)

9:11 am

Joanne123

it was awesome to watch

9:12 am

hurshy

must be annoying though, to have tourists constantly coming to see them when all they want is to live a simple life.

9:12 am

Joanne123

like bees..all knew what to do and when

9:13 am

crosshair

what i recently learned is the mrs has to make sure there is a minimum of 6 months of food on hand in the pantry at all times,imagine spending all of sept and oct doing nothing but canning

9:13 am

Joanne123

well they are probably letting people know who they are and want outsiders know their knowledge??

9:13 am

crosshair

in kitchener ontario,they are such a regular site hurshy that we pretty much let them be

9:14 am

Soodlebum

dan2bit - just read the piece in the Guardian. ROFL!!!

9:14 am

dan2bit

I'm looking for excuses to start using limone as a curse word :-)

9:16 am

Joanne123

this H1N1 thing is driving me crazy

9:16 am

Soodlebum

Its a good word - 'limone'. You can inject a lot of venom into it, if you wanted to!!! :)

9:16 am

crosshair

id rather them than the darn jehovahs beating down your door every weekend

9:17 am

hurshy

unrun should be a word. the old marathoner died last week, leaving his last race unrun.

9:17 am

Joanne123

when daughter was having baby..an Indian couple come in with what?? a baby..why would you bring a baby into a hospital

9:18 am

Joanne123

ohh crossy i seen Jehovahs coming to the door and i cranked HELLS BELLS on the cd

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Funny story, Dan. TY for sharing

9:19 am

Joanne123

was that bad??

9:19 am

crosshair

o pur a few shots of whiskey and make sure there is a porno playing on tv

9:19 am

Joanne123

don't think they ever came back

9:19 am

Scrabbler

You are right, Hurshy

9:21 am

suefrad625

I have a question about my dog

9:21 am

crosshair

go ahead

9:21 am

suefrad625

Dachshund 8mths old, adopted a mth ago, spayed 3weeks ago at a clinic. These symptoms existed before spaying. She craps a lot all day, solid health looking and each morning she eats grass to throw up. I have given her a D-Wormer for Large Ringworms so far because she is always looking at her butt.

9:21 am

hurshy

someone said that to me the other day and i said, "i often am" - i don't think i knew them well enough to have joked that.

9:23 am

Atalante

food change?

9:23 am

crosshair

sue,if she eats a lot of grass,especially in the morning when there is still dew or moisture on it,she can pick up parasites..have a vet examine her

9:24 am

crosshair

and yes make sure the food is not loaded with corn or corn by-products

9:25 am

Boobear

hi ALL

9:25 am

crosshair

howdy boo

9:29 am

Scrabbler

For Crossy--http://canucklehead.ca/look/be
er_bacon.html

9:29 am

rumplestiltskin

syefrad625 she probably needs her anal glands cleaned out. a vet can do it.

9:30 am

Joanne123

funny but i have a beagle that looks at his butt but like to eat poop

9:30 am

crosshair

lol scrabbs

9:31 am

Joanne123

anal glands should be done regular

9:31 am

crosshair

we had a dog once that used to eat stones

9:31 am

Joanne123

omg cross

9:31 am

Atalante

looking at butt fine .... scooting / nibbling more likely to show anal glands needing to be done

it's a very natural thing in the animal kingdom. poo contains a good amount of energy

9:36 am

Joanne123

my other beagle does not

9:37 am

hurshy

it's a phenomenon of humanity to be disgusted by things that are no longer part of the body... fingernail clippings, for instance

9:37 am

Scrabbler

Bunnies eat some of their poops. Some are produced in cecum and these are full of vitamins.

9:37 am

Atalante

well good for him / her :) most animals will eat poo if necessary. it's a much better energy source than scaveging leaves / dead stuff etc

9:38 am

Joanne123

he don't eat his poop that i know..just my other one's

9:38 am

Scrabbler

Mom is on the phone--whining, complaining

9:38 am

Haz1558

PHone.

9:39 am

Scrabbler

I am patiently listening

9:39 am

Joanne123

he was in an apartment before and got scolded for pooping in the house so i thoght maybe he does it so he doesn;t get hit

9:39 am

Joanne123

omg scrabbss again

9:39 am

Atalante

possibly. or possibly just likes the taste

9:40 am

Joanne123

we give them carrots as treat before bed

9:40 am

Atalante

maybe cos it tastes better than carrots

9:41 am

Kallia

LOL

9:41 am

Kallia

LOL

9:41 am

Joanne123

lmao

9:41 am

Kallia

hi all

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kallia

9:41 am

Joanne123

like a spice

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Joanne, this is just the first of what will likely be 2-3 phone calls today

9:41 am

Kallia

Hi Scrab

9:42 am

Joanne123

omg sorry scrabbs

9:44 am

crosshair

can you mom dial you locally to get ahold of you scrabbs?

9:45 am

crosshair

see,if you are far enough away that it is long distance,then you almost never hear from them;)))

9:45 am

Joanne123

one thing i will say about calls..is..i work alot and my mom used to say.""god ,i can never get a hold of you"" then not long after she passed...i can never get those calls back

9:45 am

Atalante

there's always cheap calling plans to find :P

9:46 am

crosshair

that is true joanne,we may lose my wifes father this year,no turning back the clock

9:46 am

Joanne123

exactly

9:46 am

Joanne123

cherish what is there now

9:46 am

hurshy

what does the 8 start with?

9:47 am

Atalante

ur8/55

9:47 am

Joanne123

ur

9:47 am

hurshy

hmm, got a 7 but... will look

9:48 am

Atalante

just plural it :P

9:48 am

Joanne123

plural

9:48 am

hurshy

that doesn't exist in the puzzle

9:48 am

Joanne123

from the earth

9:48 am

crosshair

my sister has spent the last 20 years hating my dad,never calling keeping her kids away,now he has korsakoff,s syndrome and half the time wouldnt know his name even if god carved it across the sky,she has lost those years but my son has precious memories of geanpa..mmm enough of that joanne..time to attack this grid and have a tea i think

9:48 am

Atalante

does!

9:49 am

hurshy

my 7 ends with an e

9:49 am

Joanne123

lol ok cross

9:49 am

hurshy

ah, there's the other one WITH pl

9:49 am

hurshy

thanks

9:50 am

Atalante

ooo haven't got the other ur7, sorry for confusion!

9:51 am

crosshair

ur 6/21 a wall potty found in mens public loos

9:51 am

hurshy

well i just hope you're sorry for thinking i was that dumb.

9:52 am

Atalante

never did!

9:52 am

Joanne123

lol

9:52 am

hurshy

you did so, you stuck your tongue out as if to say, hurshy, you ass, it's so obvious, how could you miss that?

9:53 am

Atalante

assuming makes an ass .... :P:P:P:P

9:53 am

Joanne123

lol

9:53 am

hurshy

:P :P :P :P :P

9:54 am

hurshy

we're so mature :)

9:55 am

Joanne123

yesss

9:55 am

Atalante

utterlyl *throws water balloons*

9:56 am

hurshy

eeeek! my suede jacket!

9:56 am

crosshair

ahh kettle is ready,who wants a nice hot cuppa?

9:56 am

hurshy

*gets out the silly string*

9:57 am

Atalante

me me!

9:58 am

hurshy

who wants to compare 7's?

9:58 am

Atalante

I'm missing 1

9:58 am

hurshy

i have cy, nu, ru, su, ti, ur x2

9:59 am

Atalante

cy, le, nu, ru, sc, su, ti, urx2

9:59 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, Ilive 35 miles away from my parents, so it is a local call. My mother never calls my out-of-town sister--won't spend money on long distance calls. So I get 1-4 calls/day.

9:59 am

hurshy

le and sc cool thanks

10:00 am

Atalante

and 1 more somewhere

10:00 am

hurshy

right.

10:00 am

Joanne123

scrabss move just a little more

10:01 am

hurshy

it's not schmuze

10:01 am

Haz1558

Two ru 7.

10:01 am

Atalante

tyty haz!!11!!

10:01 am

hurshy

ty haz!

10:01 am

Haz1558

You're welcome! One's a plural, the other a comparative.

10:02 am

crosshair

but because im married to her daughter,i get all the phone bills,so i dont know which is worse scrabbs;)

10:02 am

Scrabbler

It's ok, joanne. I realize that someday I will miss these calls

10:03 am

Atalante

a pl? interesting

10:03 am

hurshy

yeah, i don't think i have the singular

10:03 am

Atalante

nor me

10:03 am

Haz1558

ru6 - the sort of exercise not undertaken by marathon people.

10:03 am

rumplestiltskin

I am finished except for the 2 mu's I can't find. The 6th and 7th from the top of the mu's

10:03 am

hurshy

ahhhh

10:04 am

hurshy

hey, that finishes the r's

10:04 am

crosshair

yaa found a ru 7

10:04 am

Haz1558

Or the sort of pantyhose ladder that's only just begun...

10:04 am

Joanne123

yes scrabs..u will

10:04 am

Joanne123

cherish the whinning

10:05 am

Joanne123

my mom was only 59

10:06 am

hurshy

my mom is turning 59 in january!

10:06 am

rumplestiltskin

Please a clue on the mu/4 and mu/5 - 6th and 7th down from the beginning of the mu's

10:07 am

Joanne123

i say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your mom

10:07 am

rumplestiltskin

right after the wall painting

10:07 am

Haz1558

mu5 - painted on a wall, take away the last lettter for mu4

10:08 am

rumplestiltskin

I have those, must be the two above those then. My last 2 words

10:08 am

Dorens

wow, i am older than hurshy's mom. this makes me feel aged

10:08 am

Haz1558

Then mu plus the opposite of out, backwards and its plural.

10:08 am

Dorens

thank you very mu**

10:08 am

rumplestiltskin

You are all youngsters. I will be 76 in a week

10:08 am

Joanne123

dorens only as old as you feel

10:09 am

Haz1558

Or, m plus the start of third level place of education.

10:09 am

Atalante

my mum is 64, that a bit better dorens? :)

10:09 am

Joanne123

wooo hooo rump

10:09 am

Joanne123

Happy Birthday

10:09 am

Dorens

four years better. thanks ata!

10:11 am

Scrabbler

Alright, I am at 78/68 and mu4 get litter boxes cleaned for the bunnies, and then go play tennis. Bye all. Enjoy the day.

i'm at 15. close enough to your dreaded 14.. but i did succumb to the list

10:22 am

hurshy

it's these s's and c's

10:23 am

Dorens

they are a problem.

10:23 am

rururocks

thought I would ch5 in and say.. they are

10:24 am

hurshy

ooh thanks ruru

10:24 am

Dorens

hi ruru

10:24 am

Atalante

love that word even it's a disgusting thing

10:24 am

Dorens

finally at ten

10:25 am

rururocks

and by the way... the prettiest kitty in the world resides here in napa valley

10:25 am

Atalante

napa valley, kent, UK

10:25 am

Haz1558

We have a late entrant in the prettiest kitty competition.

10:26 am

Dorens

can we say we all have kitties AMONG the prettiest in the world?

10:26 am

Haz1558

Dorens is heading for the Diplomatic corps.

10:26 am

Atalante

no, cos Sily IS the prettiest. LOL :P

10:26 am

rururocks

nope.just the prettiest ever...

10:27 am

hurshy

let's get him, ata *whipped cream ready*

10:27 am

Dorens

(as a guidance counselor, I frequently attempt conflict resolution in a peaceful manner)

10:27 am

Atalante

*squuuoooooooosh*

10:27 am

Haz1558

You have a very soothing tone, Dorens.

10:27 am

rururocks

* wipes off face.. I hate banana cream pie *

10:27 am

Joanne123

i don't like cats but i wanna steal back daughter's cat

10:28 am

Dorens

cats like whipped cream, prettiest or not

10:28 am

ursh

Hello all - had a look at your "pretty kitty" pic Ata and took quite a while to figure out which way is up

10:28 am

Haz1558

But maybe donning a tin hat might be the best option.

10:28 am

Joanne123

she's my princess

10:28 am

Brookie

Hello everyone!

10:28 am

Dorens

amazing i can get the tone out in chat log, isn't it?

10:28 am

Haz1558

Hello, Brookie. Got a pretty kitty?

10:28 am

Haz1558

It's a gift, Dorens.

10:28 am

Dorens

hello brookie

10:29 am

Brookie

Hi Haz, hi Dorens, no pretty kitty to report.

10:29 am

Atalante

Sily only likes single cream

10:29 am

rururocks

plus.. my cat is super-talented

10:29 am

Dorens

well thanks haz... just wish i had adopted it earlier, when my kids were around... unfortunately they remember something slightly different

10:29 am

gramma

Finally! I think I'll let the fireworks run for as long as it took me to complete this grid.

10:29 am

Dorens

yay gramma!

10:29 am

Brookie

congrats gramma

10:30 am

Haz1558

It's something of a relief. THere are only so many prettiest kitties a grid can take.

10:30 am

Haz1558

Well done, gramma!

10:30 am

rururocks

she types emails and makes phone calls

10:30 am

Brookie

I'm glad I can help in a passive way, Haz.

10:30 am

gramma

Yikes. Can I help any1 before I get on with my life?

10:30 am

Atalante

Silverclaw has an official internet fan club

10:30 am

Dorens

well i have two and one is among the prettiest, the other is sort of silly looking, but good personality

10:31 am

Haz1558

Did she set it up herself, Ata, or did you have to help?

10:31 am

hurshy

mitten and i have decided that we are secure in her status as prettiest ever and therefore won't argue about it anymore.

10:32 am

rururocks

*dreamer*

10:32 am

Atalante

her fans did it without even telling me!

10:32 am

FMitch

Afternoon all
Finally put this horrid grid to bed.

10:32 am

Aloyisius

congrats, FMitch.. I have two to find

10:32 am

Haz1558

Hurshy is taking the moral high ground, leaving Ata and ruru to compete for most talented and prettiest cat in the history of the world EVER.

10:32 am

Dorens

does that mean your done fm, or about to be?

10:33 am

Brookie

Hi FMitch

10:33 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

10:33 am

Dorens

oh, i see, thought you had written putting... i can't read now i see

10:33 am

rururocks

did you tuck it in too FM?

10:33 am

Dorens

yay to fm and almost yay to aloy

10:33 am

Atalante

hi FM!

10:33 am

FMitch

Glad to say I am done with it, one of the hardest I remember for a while.
LOL ruru

10:33 am

Atalante

well we all know Sily is the prettiest lol

10:34 am

Aloyisius

I agree, FM.. that's why I've been lurking .. (hello all!).. so I could concentrate

10:34 am

Haz1558

It's funny, it's such a horrid grid and yet few people are asking for clues. Is everyone shell-shocked?

10:34 am

FMitch

Hi Haz Ata ruru Dorens Aloy Brookie hurshy et al

10:34 am

rururocks

I am not sure about EVER haz.. but currently.. she is tops

10:34 am

hurshy

i don't know what to ask for, cause i haven't opened the list.

10:34 am

FMitch

lots have probably given up Haz

10:35 am

Haz1558

Chink in ruru's armour...... not sure of EVER. Ata?

10:35 am

Dorens

i'm down to 7, but think i should open morewords before asking

10:35 am

Atalante

can't be, cos Sily is the prettiest EVER

10:35 am

hurshy

well, i can ask for one. lower T, i have te4/4, what's the other?

10:35 am

Brookie

Haz, I think everyone's too mezmerized on who will will the pretty kitty contest, to notice the puzzle, which apparently is secondary.

10:35 am

Haz1558

A disputable, if you ask me, tz4.

10:36 am

Brookie

*will win*

10:36 am

FMitch

russian ruler hursh

10:36 am

Haz1558

I think you're right, Brookie. We need the distraction.

10:36 am

hurshy

oh that old chestnut. thanks haz & FM

10:36 am

Aloyisius

lol, last word was yu4.9, SO appropos to this grid!

10:36 am

hurshy

za6, zi4, and...?

10:36 am

rururocks

how many inches on those rulers? FM?

10:36 am

pythonx

sorry to disagree but here's the prettiest kittie!

10:37 am

Haz1558

Well done, Aloy!

10:37 am

pythonx

good morning all

10:37 am

Haz1558

ze4 - German sounding

10:37 am

FMitch

Yay congrats Aloy

ruru you are on a roll there :)

10:37 am

hurshy

ty

10:37 am

Haz1558

Pretty kitty people! Do we have a phone in vote or something?

10:37 am

kje

rolling down hill fast?

10:37 am

FMitch

Morning python

10:38 am

FMitch

Hey kje!!!

10:38 am

rururocks

*rolls eyes*

10:38 am

hurshy

which are there 3 of, FE or FL ?

10:38 am

Dorens

i submit that they are all part of the pretty kitty group and no one can be declared the winner

10:38 am

kje

heya FM

10:38 am

pythonx

hi Mitch

10:38 am

Brookie

Yes, Haz, in the U.S. we dial 1-800-CUTE-CAT

10:38 am

Haz1558

Three fe

10:38 am

kje

fe

10:38 am

Dorens

nice cat there python

10:38 am

rururocks

Takes remaining cream pie and tosses it in dorens general direction

10:38 am

Dorens

moi???

10:38 am

Aloyisius

ty.. glad I could say hi before I say Bye.. must get out and work while it is still cloudy. Planting basil and other things today.. have a fun Sunday, everyone.. see you next grid!

10:39 am

pythonx

thanks, dorens

10:39 am

Haz1558

Bye, Aloy.

10:39 am

kje

you can plant basil this late?

10:39 am

FMitch

Byeee Aloy

10:39 am

Dorens

*jealous of ability to plant basil*

10:39 am

rururocks

where in a basilca?

10:39 am

Atalante

there. I had to put a cute Sily pic up

10:39 am

Dorens

where in fl are you aloy?

10:40 am

kje

continues to roll down hill

10:40 am

Aloyisius

.. have been in Fla. since the 10th, kje.. (-: Dorens, I'm in SW fla.. north of Naples

10:40 am

rururocks

*rolls eyes*

10:40 am

pythonx

just stopped by to check a recipe and next think i know i'm babbling! must go clean house, company coming, bbl

10:40 am

hurshy

i have fe5 and 4 and stuck.

10:41 am

FMitch

awe Ata that is a cute pic and I love the one of Sily sitting 'helping' you on your desk too.

10:41 am

Dorens

i'll be in sanibel dec 25 - 31

10:41 am

rururocks

the other is like kinky sex people with skin irratations

10:41 am

kje

I wonder if i could plant here this late

10:41 am

Haz1558

fe6 - is the other, same structure, one word different to the strong/strange liking

10:41 am

rururocks

irritations that is

10:41 am

helensgirlkid

Wonderful pic Ata.

10:42 am

Atalante

she likes "helping"

10:42 am

Aloyisius

aww... and I will be in AZ from the 17th of Dec. till Jan. 6th.. family holiday reunion, so we will miss each other, darn.. Sanibel is close

10:42 am

kje

LOL - good clue ru

10:42 am

hurshy

thankee

10:42 am

Haz1558

One letter different..

10:42 am

Haz1558

One letter different..

10:42 am

sixty7stang13

hello all

10:43 am

Haz1558

Hello, sixty.

10:43 am

sixty7stang13

le7/32 clue plz

10:43 am

Dorens

too bad... but I may be there again, and will let you know... possibly presidents weekend in feb

10:43 am

rururocks

you want a life of le7

10:43 am

Aloyisius

ok! .. I should be here then.. do let me know.. POOF !

10:44 am

sixty7stang13

thank you ruru

10:44 am

Dorens

by aloy

10:45 am

rururocks

I didn't have trouble with this grid until I got to 40 left.. then if was a very slow crawl..

10:47 am

rururocks

oh. I killed the chat again.

10:47 am

FMitch

Intersting how people feel about individual grids, this was a hard one for me but there have been others that I zoom through when babblers are struggling. I found the 2nd letter u words really got me today.

10:48 am

Dorens

i'm finding this particularly challenging

10:48 am

rururocks

there are many words I have never seen before..

10:48 am

hurshy

yeah, i'm at dreaded 14 now and really stuch.

10:49 am

rururocks

last 10 took me an hour.

10:50 am

Atalante

I hate S words for some reason

10:51 am

Haz1558

All that cat adoration has just drained you of inspiration.

10:52 am

Dorens

done... out of my misery

10:52 am

Atalante

obviously!

10:52 am

Haz1558

Well done!

10:52 am

Atalante

yay dorens!

10:53 am

FMitch

Any left overs in your kitchen HAz, I fancy a beef and horsradish sarnie?

10:53 am

FMitch

Congrats Dorens!!

10:53 am

Dorens

i want some of that apple crumble with custard

10:53 am

Haz1558

Some beef.

10:53 am

Haz1558

And a little apple crumble.

10:53 am

FMitch

lol Dorens lets go see whats left :)

10:55 am

Atalante

I want aero cheesecake please

10:55 am

Haz1558

It wasn't on the menu!

10:56 am

Atalante

want it anyway! :P

10:56 am

FMitch

Trust Ata to be picky!

10:57 am

Haz1558

I know. I'm pretending not to notice.

10:57 am

Haz1558

I'm being all soothing and diplomatic like Dorens.

10:57 am

hurshy

good way to lose haz's vote in the pretty kitty contest...

10:58 am

Atalante

I'm sure she has some in the freezer somewhere

10:58 am

Atalante

I'm going to have to rely on Haz for decent food till January - our oven died yesterday

10:58 am

FMitch

We'll blame it on the flu,

10:58 am

Haz1558

Yes, because if it goes to deadlock, somebody has to have the deciding vote and it definitely isn't going to be Simon Cowell for he is not to be trusted.

10:58 am

FMitch

and you can't get a new one till next year?

10:59 am

Atalante

the public are doing a good job in Celebrity

10:59 am

Atalante

January sales ...

10:59 am

FMitch

of for heavens sake!

10:59 am

FMitch

shows how much you dont use it then if you can wait that long!

11:00 am

Atalante

well, still have the hob. I couldn't survive that long without that!

11:00 am

Atalante

it's just the actual oven that's dead

11:00 am

Haz1558

I'd be demented if I didn't have the oven.

11:00 am

Atalante

this is D being "economical" again. because - get this ...

11:00 am

hurshy

no, you'd be deovened

11:00 am

FMitch

Even though there is only me I would be lost w/o my oven

11:00 am

rururocks

what kind of priest comes to an oven funeral

11:01 am

Atalante

he's decided to do an MSc next year. It costs £25k. He's already signed up and told me I'm going to have to spend even less to afford it

11:01 am

Rhondabe

can some1 please help me with me,4

11:01 am

hurshy

a half-baked one?

11:01 am

Rhondabe

memu

11:02 am

rururocks

close

11:02 am

FMitch

close Rhonda - change the last letter

11:02 am

Haz1558

me plus the title women give to themselves who don't want to give away marital status. Not Mrs, Not Miss, but?

11:02 am

rururocks

"here lies Ata's oven.. may she rest in heat"

11:03 am

FMitch

*groan*

11:03 am

Atalante

I just use Dr *smug*

11:04 am

Rhondabe

thank u vm

11:04 am

Judi

Happy Sunday, Babblephiles.

11:04 am

Haz1558

Hello, Judi. How are you?

11:05 am

Judi

S'all good!

11:05 am

FMitch

Hi Judi Happy Sunday to you too.

11:05 am

Haz1558

(Makes note that Judi may not have started the grid yet)

11:06 am

Judi

I have started. Down to 73.

11:06 am

Haz1558

And you're still this cheerful?

11:06 am

Haz1558

You don't happen to be in possession of the prettiest kitty in the world? That might explain your happy mood.

11:07 am

FMitch

heh heh

11:07 am

Judi

Well, the groceries are bought and put away. I threw the dog off the new sectional sofa (she growled at me). I'm drinking coffee and have no immediate responsibilities.

11:08 am

Haz1558

Groceries bought and put away - bliss.

11:08 am

Judi

I have boy cats - so they prefer not to be called "pretty". Alas, my handsome boy looks identical to Ata's Sily, though.

11:08 am

Atalante

all cats are pretty

11:09 am

Haz1558

That opens up a whole new section of the competition. Handsomest cat, anyone?

11:09 am

hurshy

marty is clearly the handsomest.

11:09 am

Atalante

Lucius I would think

11:09 am

FMitch

Oh could your boy and Sily meet and have the worlds best kittens?

11:09 am

Haz1558

An Antipodean contender....

11:09 am

Atalante

Trouble is the handsomest cat. He'll be partly my cat soon

11:10 am

Atalante

only if the vet will reverse a spaying ;)

11:10 am

Haz1558

That's a slight complication.

11:11 am

FMitch

BRB got cramp

11:11 am

Judi

Both of my cats are neutered. No kittens.

11:12 am

Haz1558

You mean all these pretty and handsome genes are going to fade out?

11:12 am

FMitch

Just to throw in a different topic of conversation i bought a dongle today :)

11:13 am

hurshy

you can buy those?

11:13 am

hurshy

i thought you had to be born with them.

11:13 am

Haz1558

And are you pleased with your purchase?

11:13 am

FMitch

Amazing what technology can do these days.

11:13 am

Judi

I'll bite. What's a dongle?

11:13 am

rururocks

pardon my ignorance .. but what is a dongle

11:13 am

FMitch

LOL hursh!

11:13 am

sixty7stang13

sorry to interrupt could you clue nu7/36 plz

11:13 am

FMitch

It It plugs into the laptop and gives me immediate wifi access

11:14 am

Haz1558

It's something technological that allows you to access wireless internet and things. I think.

11:14 am

brandyjack

roman nu*****s

11:14 am

FMitch

Looks the same as a data stick

11:14 am

PMS

numerals

11:14 am

Atalante

there. I had to put a pic of Trouble up

11:14 am

hurshy

bj!!!!!! you're heeeeeeeere!!!!

11:14 am

FMitch

brandyjack!!!!!! Long time, hope you are well.

11:14 am

Haz1558

Hello Brandyjack. I predict an outpouring of !!!. Nice to see you!

11:15 am

brandyjack

just a figment of your imagination. when you're good, you're good.....

11:15 am

sixty7stang13

ty brandyjack

11:15 am

FMitch

and you are good - great to see you.

11:16 am

brandyjack

actually I was referring to Hushy's imagination.....

11:16 am

rururocks

figment sounds like a strange word

11:16 am

FMitch

Ahh but I was remembering back to the old days pre lickety and all that

11:17 am

hurshy

me? have an imagination? noooo.

11:17 am

rururocks

is that PL and AL?

11:17 am

brandyjack

somebodies been playing babble too long....

11:18 am

Haz1558

Looking suitably guilty along with FM and Ata and a good few others.

11:18 am

FMitch

yup there are still quite a few of us that fall into that categoriy :)

11:18 am

brandyjack

the words in today's grid are most definitely not form the english language. Well, except for a few of them.....

11:18 am

rururocks

* feels like a newbie *

11:18 am

hurshy

i refuse to feel guilty for playing a lot of babble.

11:20 am

Atalante

ditto

11:20 am

brandyjack

you can't be a babble
newbie if 'figment' sounds unusual......

11:20 am

Haz1558

I sometimes feel guilty but get over it quite quickly.

11:20 am

hurshy

playing babble is good for the digestion.

11:21 am

brandyjack

yep, usually just before i hot enter on the first word......

11:21 am

FMitch

I never feel guilty I just blame Dr_G

11:21 am

brandyjack

know I'm getting old and blind when I can't even see the keyboard and mispell the words.....

11:22 am

hurshy

we all blame FM for everything and FM blames doc...

11:22 am

FMitch

such is the right way with life hursh :)

11:22 am

hurshy

bj, you look a lot like a doctor of my acquaintance.

11:22 am

brandyjack

Why blame him? He obviously has no conscience or he would never have unleashed this addiction upon the world....

11:23 am

brandyjack

was this 'doctor' carrying a double-bitted battle axe as well? MIght want to find a new one....

11:24 am

hurshy

lol, no, just the face

11:24 am

mixi6

help with my6, please?

11:24 am

brandyjack

pic is from halloween party as a viking....

11:24 am

FMitch

he certainloy was for todays grid bj, one of the hardest for a while.

11:24 am

hurshy

he's not MY doctor anyway

11:24 am

Haz1558

my6 - one who claims to see things others don't.

11:25 am

mixi6

ty vm haz.

11:25 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:25 am

mixi6

you must be a my6 to get all the words.

11:26 am

FMitch

a viking *giggle* bj I will always remember you with your captains hat on as pictured in one of my penalty box recreations.

11:27 am

brandyjack

not many pictures of me around, had to choose something...

11:27 am

Haz1558

Indeed, mixi, or at least prepared to pound out the strangest combinations.

just picked up one of those amazing antuqie hospital beds they used to use it the 1920,s;) the type with the netal tubular headboards with the flower motif stamped in the metal and its on wooden casters;)..thing is solid as a rock;))

11:36 am

crosshair

metal

11:36 am

EspritdJean

sounds like something from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest crossy

11:37 am

crosshair

lol

11:37 am

FMitch

Ah that is a reference to those who clue using hoops and snakes when they mean Os and S's BJ :)

11:37 am

redturtlehead

Cool Crossy, what on earth do you intend to do with it, roll Mrs/ Crossy up and down with the nightengale part...?

11:37 am

crosshair

lol,needed a bed for crossy jr

11:37 am

helensgirlkid

I have invented a wonderful word (doesn't quite appear in today's grid) - it would get a lot of use, I think: leicize - "to adorn with leis"

11:37 am

crosshair

better and cheaper to buy antique than new theese days

11:38 am

FMitch

IU must away Hi amnd bye to those that have just arrived and good to see you agaoin BJ

11:38 am

EspritdJean

definition for the 8?

11:39 am

redturtlehead

A plural of the 7 a mental from Earth somewhat radioactive, I think.

11:39 am

EspritdJean

oh, duh! thanks red

11:39 am

EspritdJean

was just reading about some of that polluting ground water in Nevada

11:40 am

brandyjack

ah those folks.

11:40 am

helensgirlkid

leisure

11:40 am

helensgirlkid

SORRY

11:41 am

helensgirlkid

Taking coffee to PB

11:41 am

EspritdJean

yuo get the PB twice helens

11:41 am

crosshair

IM FREE! just cut up all the credit cards!!

11:42 am

EspritdJean

wish doing that would cancel out the balances!

11:42 am

brandyjack

juts don't try to rent a car or a room or get gas at 10 oclock at night......

11:42 am

crosshair

lol brandy i use B+B,s and alway keep the tank over half

11:42 am

crosshair

and we have 2 24 hr stations;)

11:43 am

crosshair

time to get off the 19.9% interest bandwagon

11:44 am

sixty7stang13

please clue ru5/14

11:45 am

brandyjack

having to do with cuneiform writing of the dark ages.

11:45 am

crosshair

ty brandy

11:45 am

sixty7stang13

ty brandy

11:47 am

brandyjack

it's the 6 and 7 follownig that one that are driving me crazy. going to be obvious ones too I can just bet....

11:52 am

Soodlebum

Brandy, If your cold is worse than mine, your nose will probably be ru***** than mine....

11:55 am

inge

st

11:59 am

brandyjack

got that one, it's the one just before that which i believe to be a plural of the 6

12:00 pm

movieman

ru7= move fast+le4/4

12:00 pm

rururocks

not walk + allow

12:01 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Movie!! Hi Ru!!

12:01 pm

brandyjack

the monkeys would never have found those two. thanks.

12:02 pm

movieman

yw brandy

12:02 pm

rururocks

yw

12:02 pm

movieman

and hiya everyone

12:03 pm

brandyjack

they're typical of the words in this grid. almost english, but with some wierd variant spelling.

12:12 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:12 pm

periwinkle

brandyjack, so nice to see you, how are you?

12:18 pm

periwinkle

looks like I killed the chat or else everyone went away from their keyboard

12:18 pm

pythonx

hi peri

12:19 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Peri :)

12:19 pm

periwinkle

glad I am no longer talking to myself :)

12:20 pm

stidgmere

Hi peri and soodle. Nice cat pythonx. I'm just getting a few words in edgewise.

12:20 pm

Soodlebum

Hey Stid :)

12:21 pm

stidgmere

Hello irish connection. all going smoothly?

12:21 pm

Soodlebum

Just back home after 2 glorious weeks in Lanzarote - off the African coast. I'm FREEZING!!

12:22 pm

periwinkle

un6/24 pls

12:22 pm

stidgmere

You've been away! How nice. I'll look up Lanzarote in the atlas. It is cool here today also with a breeze. One storm after another for the past week and a half. We are looking almost as green as Ireland.

12:23 pm

periwinkle

glad you had a good time, Soodle

12:23 pm

pythonx

don't have it peri

12:24 pm

Soodlebum

Ha! Ireland is no longer green. Its under water. Worst flooding in 1000 years!!!! Rumours abound about a chap building an Ark, and collecting pairs of animals!!!

12:24 pm

periwinkle

ok, will keep looking

12:24 pm

stidgmere

I only have one un and that is to bring together.

12:24 pm

periwinkle

thanks, have that one

12:25 pm

stidgmere

I read about some flooding which seems to be occuring everywhere. Our rivers are at flood stage in several parts. Snohomish, Toutle, Cowlitz, and others. All Native American names.

12:26 pm

fleeb

There's one very close to the un you found, stedgmere.

12:26 pm

stidgmere

Yes, the un that means a part of and plural that.

12:26 pm

fleeb

Aye, that's the one.

12:28 pm

neschen

un 6/24 not confident

12:29 pm

stidgmere

Thanks, now, I'm confident.

12:29 pm

Soodlebum

Ah!! thanks Neschen!

12:29 pm

neschen

yw

12:31 pm

periwinkle

thanks neschen

12:31 pm

periwinkle

bbs

12:35 pm

Soodlebum

clues for the ur 6/21 please?

12:36 pm

jacq

hello everybody

12:36 pm

jacq

hello everybody

12:37 pm

jacq

how is the grid today?

12:37 pm

Joanne123

place to pee for guys

12:37 pm

pythonx

ur6.21, where a man pees

12:37 pm

pythonx

nasty jacq

12:37 pm

Joanne123

nasty for me Jac

12:38 pm

Soodlebum

Thank you python!! And Jac - its not an obedient grid today!!

12:38 pm

jacq

ohhhh

12:38 pm

jacq

ohhhh
ty will try anyway

12:39 pm

Joanne123

i had to go out and spend money to get away from it

12:39 pm

jacq

LOL

12:39 pm

Soodlebum

ROFL Joanne!! Any excuse, eh?

12:40 pm

Joanne123

tehe okok

12:41 pm

Joanne123

roast was on sale and pepsi too so bought me another roast and bough daughter dinner too

12:41 pm

movieman

the nu7 plz

12:41 pm

Joanne123

then she saysï need potoatoes too"i felt like asking her if i should cook it as well lol

12:42 pm

sixty7stang13

clue us6/24

12:42 pm

pythonx

think counting , movieman

12:42 pm

Joanne123

sorry don't have it

12:42 pm

jacq

roman nu*****

12:42 pm

stidgmere

Had to take time out to phone mother. She is quite elderly and lives in a carecenter. I should probably think ahead to Sunday dinner but Joanne is cooking so I'll just show up on her doorstep with plate and fork in hand.

12:42 pm

Joanne123

ty

12:42 pm

movieman

ta python

12:43 pm

Joanne123

lol anytime

12:43 pm

pythonx

i'm un**** how to clue that un6.24

12:43 pm

Joanne123

roast beef roast potatoes and some kind of vege with gravy

12:43 pm

stidgmere

Virtual meals have no calories but all of the flavor so I'll be ahead with the wonderful roast beef et al.

Wow, Canada, or US for dinner? Really hard decisions. Probably closer to pythonx but already barged in on Joanne. Have to stay with first decision.

12:45 pm

pythonx

have company coming

12:45 pm

Sandieangel

Aha - thanks. I see it now.

12:45 pm

Joanne123

lol

12:45 pm

Joanne123

i do make mean cabbage rolls too

12:46 pm

Joanne123

and manacotti too

12:46 pm

pythonx

stidg, just make sure you get here before my son or it'll be all gone

12:46 pm

Joanne123

oh and pizza

12:46 pm

stidgmere

with meals like that, no wonder company comes. I haven't made cabbage rolls in a long time and we do enjoy them.

12:46 pm

Joanne123

stid always with bacon

12:48 pm

pythonx

well i hate this grid, so i am calling it quits, happy babbling

12:48 pm

Joanne123

lol python wish my son would eat that much

12:48 pm

Joanne123

byeeee

12:49 pm

Joanne123

gosh 87 and giving up fast

12:54 pm

stidgmere

Great recipes start with a fifth of whiskey and a pound of bacon. Check your cook books and see if that is not true. I am going to do other things right now. Perhaps back later for more punishment.

12:55 pm

stidgmere

shys

1:10 pm

Merk

... ah ... and fireworks!

1:10 pm

Merk

That feels more special to say after some grids ... such as today's.

1:11 pm

Anjika

wtg

1:11 pm

jacq

wtg Merk!!!!!

1:11 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, merk!!

1:12 pm

Merk

ty, what a grid! The bottom half of the alphabet actually went faster for me than the top half. I was just too busy to come back and finish it until a bit ago. Have a nice end to your day. See you tomorrow perhaps.

1:29 pm

PMS

s tela

1:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, sorry i can't talk today, got laryngitis

1:55 pm

dan2bit

heh Gwen

1:56 pm

sixty7stang13

please help un5/12 have come together and do not allow

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

but i have a pencil and paper and can comminucate that way :-O

1:57 pm

jacq

do you have the un4? a number is a un** and there is the plural un***

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plural un4

1:57 pm

speedfreak

well Book Doctor Gwen you write everything down and we'll read it LOL

1:58 pm

jacq

and the one where you open your shoelaces?

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

K speed!

1:58 pm

speedfreak

just sat down after doing chores to relax and do grid what a lousy puzzle

1:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

givin' me a headache wich compounds the day

2:01 pm

jacq

finally have nbt

2:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found another word!

2:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good job jac!!!

2:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have 50 words, stopping for a break. OY

2:03 pm

jacq

it's not the easiest grid, i have 56 left and am seriously struggling

2:04 pm

speedfreak

certainly does not flow....

2:05 pm

jacq

and the u's seem to go on and on and on ...

2:05 pm

speedfreak

the c's are killing me

2:05 pm

jacq

uranic

2:05 pm

jacq

ooooohh sorry

2:05 pm

jacq

stupid cursor didn;t move

2:05 pm

speedfreak

thanks jacq didn't have that one

2:05 pm

jacq

slopes off to the pb

2:06 pm

jacq

yw

2:06 pm

speedfreak

don't go till you give me a couple more

2:07 pm

jacq

lol

2:07 pm

jacq

i have all the c's bar two

2:08 pm

Michnick

54 left and tossing in the towel, good night Babble Friends.

2:08 pm

Soodlebum

I have all the c's and the u's which I will happily swop for either of the first two sc's....

2:08 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have cy7 -- cy + beer glass?

2:08 pm

jacq

night Mich

2:08 pm

speedfreak

gnight mich

2:08 pm

speedfreak

ooh thanks une that gave me two

2:08 pm

jacq

yes une i have 3 cy's not sure if the last one i need is a cy or not

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

only 3 cy's

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have cu6 x 2?

2:09 pm

jacq

ok ty

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

oops, cu6 x 3

2:09 pm

jacq

makes it easier

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

cu6/30 rhymes with season after spring

2:10 pm

sixty7stang13

thx book doctor

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

cu6/24 sounds like an Indian seasoning

2:10 pm

jacq

that was my missing c, ty Une

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

this thing has been a nightmare!!

2:11 pm

jacq

yes it is

2:11 pm

SweetHeartofTX

Hey Stang!

2:11 pm

Uneaixoise

and I started on it at the flip! LOL

2:11 pm

Uneaixoise

sc5 = sc + caribbean alcohol

2:11 pm

jacq

oh wow

2:12 pm

jacq

i'm not sure when i started maybe an hour and a half ago

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

i'm not saying i worked on it all day but still . . .

2:12 pm

sixty7stang13

hello sweetheart

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

finally went to the list with 38 remaining . . .

2:12 pm

Joanne123

sad as it is i give at 89 and gonna watch flintstone movie....byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, joanne :-)

2:13 pm

sixty7stang13

bye joanne

2:13 pm

jacq

bye joanne

2:13 pm

Soodlebum

Une - thank you thank you thank you.

2:13 pm

SweetHeartofTX

Gonna head out that way shortly

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

2:14 pm

nrkii

this grid is going to make my head explode

2:14 pm

sixty7stang13

coolness sweet drop a line when u get close

2:15 pm

Uneaixoise

it tends to have that effect, nrkii :-)

2:15 pm

SweetHeartofTX

will do

2:15 pm

SweetHeartofTX

:)

2:15 pm

nrkii

well I apologize in advance for the mess

2:15 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

2:16 pm

launcelot7891

"uranus" was not found in the dictionary... wut?

2:16 pm

jacq

it has a capital letter

2:16 pm

sixty7stang13

please help us6/24 anyone ---- hitting head on wall

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

proper noun, launcelot

2:17 pm

jacq

but change the vowel and use the curly consonant instead of the plural one

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

sixty, think merchant of venice

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

one who lends money

2:18 pm

sixty7stang13

thxs uneaixoise

2:18 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

2:18 pm

SweetHeartofTX

urine

2:18 pm

SweetHeartofTX

oops, lol

2:18 pm

jacq

oh my goodness i finished the u's!!!!!!! faints with relief and then cries like a baby

2:19 pm

Uneaixoise

it's where the urine goes :-)

2:19 pm

Uneaixoise

yay for jacq!

2:19 pm

SweetHeartofTX

should watch where im typing, lol

2:19 pm

SweetHeartofTX

lol jac, thank unezixoise

2:19 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

2:21 pm

nrkii

the bottom left U is thwarting me

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

ur7: ur + vowel + opp of day

2:22 pm

nrkii

all I have is ur4 from that

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

ur7 radioactive element

2:22 pm

Soodlebum

ANd where the gentlemen pee....

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

2:22 pm

jacq

not sure which came from which here

2:23 pm

nrkii

radioactive element was what I missed... thanks

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

i can never tell, jacq :-)

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

and that's me done . . . good lord . . . used every crutch known to Babbledom!

2:23 pm

nrkii

had to be words with two U's

2:23 pm

nrkii

yay Une!!!

2:23 pm

jacq

that radioactive one gives you 4 words, ur6, 7, 7 and 8

2:24 pm

jacq

wtg Une!!!!!

2:24 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, boys and girls! *poof*

2:25 pm

jacq

ciggie break with 40 left

2:27 pm

sixty7stang13

bye uneaixoise

2:28 pm

nrkii

gotta go for a walk while it's still light out... bbl

2:28 pm

sixty7stang13

see u later nrkii

2:33 pm

jacq

back

2:40 pm

Soodlebum

Anyone on Babble tonight who watches the XFactor - I think the horror that is Jedward is coming to an end!

2:41 pm

jacq

oh really???? i stopped watching it the first time they got through on the public vote

2:41 pm

jacq

ught it was a total fix

2:41 pm

jacq

but louie said this week he thinks their time has come

2:41 pm

jacq

very telling i thought

2:42 pm

Soodlebum

Well, they are down to the last 2 to be voted off, so if there is a God in heaven, thats the last we will see off the pair of them..........

2:42 pm

jacq

brb going to watch it in the teens room

2:43 pm

Boysaway

They don't have every Irish vote then!

2:43 pm

Soodlebum

Thats the strange thing, Boys! We cant vote from here. Its bewildering!!

2:45 pm

Soodlebum

ROFL @ your profile Boysaway!!!

2:45 pm

Boysaway

I should complain if I were you

2:45 pm

Soodlebum

Hey! I spend my life complaining, but nobody listens.....

2:46 pm

jesdraggon

hihi

2:47 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find 67 more words in this horrid grid

2:47 pm

Soodlebum

Hiya Jes, Peri

2:48 pm

wht

I have 67 words peri. If we swap we should both be finished. :^)

2:48 pm

periwinkle

struggling with the cu words

2:49 pm

Soodlebum

Peri, can I help with any particual Cu words?

2:51 pm

periwinkle

help with both cu6's pretty please

2:51 pm

periwinkle

need the first and 2nd cu6 pls

2:51 pm

periwinkle

monkeyed the 2nd cu6 :)

2:52 pm

Soodlebum

Cu 6/24 - another word for tides, minus the last letter

2:52 pm

wht

The first cu 6 is one who is not going away

2:53 pm

Soodlebum

Or... The mangy dog fled away

2:53 pm

periwinkle

found thet cu6 thanks, just need the cu6/30 pls

2:54 pm

jacq

they're goin home!

2:54 pm

jacq

they're goin home

2:54 pm

jacq

jedward's goin home

2:54 pm

wht

sc7 minus a letter

2:54 pm

Soodlebum

Oh, thank god for that!!

2:54 pm

zoozzoom

cu6 almost the same as the cu5 ends with past tense of `run`

2:54 pm

zoozzoom

Yes i am glad they are going home...they were bloody aweful

2:54 pm

periwinkle

got the cu6/30 thanks

2:55 pm

Soodlebum

Well hello Zoozzoom. Long time no see

2:55 pm

zoozzoom

Hello , Soodle, how are you keeping?

2:55 pm

jacq

they were awful and if it had been britain's got talent then maybe as a comedy act

2:55 pm

Soodlebum

I am good thank you. Just back from 2 weeks in lanzarote. I havent warmed up since I came home.!!

2:56 pm

zoozzoom

and it has got a bit more nippy i noticed tonight too.

2:57 pm

jacq

it's freezing here tonight and wet

2:57 pm

zoozzoom

Glyes you are not wrong there Jacq..LOL

2:57 pm

Soodlebum

It was about 90degrees in Lanzarote. Not a drop of rain. And I came home last nite to deluges and bitter cold. and buckets of washing....

2:58 pm

zoozzoom

not sure why i put gl in front of yes then..:-)

2:58 pm

jacq

the cold made you do it lol

2:58 pm

Soodlebum

Glmessage received and glunderstood

2:58 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

2:58 pm

jacq

ohhh jealous of the lanzarote trip hope you had a great time

2:59 pm

jacq

glglad to glhear that

2:59 pm

jacq

i want mincemeat pies and cream

2:59 pm

jacq

hate tv adverts this time of year they make me really hungry

2:59 pm

Soodlebum

Ate too much, drank too much! glgood glholiday

3:00 pm

zoozzoom

i had some just before i came home from work...i have some every night now...yum yum

3:00 pm

jacq

especially the jamie oliver ones and the M&S ones

3:00 pm

jacq

that's the whole point of going on holiday soodle

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

phone.

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

3:01 pm

jacq

hmmm i do have a huge tin of roses tucked under my bed, part of my xmas shopping and am so tempted to dip

3:02 pm

Soodlebum

Tell you what Jac. Open them, and have a couple of the Roses that your not too fond off. theres no calories in chocs that you dont Lurve!!

3:02 pm

jacq

really?

3:03 pm

jacq

hmmmm the trouble is i bought roses because i love them all

3:03 pm

Soodlebum

And Zoozz -- bless you. You must have the hiccups

3:03 pm

jacq

maybe i should open the heroes

3:03 pm

Soodlebum

Absolutely! It must be true. I read it in the Sun!!

3:04 pm

sixty7stang13

well 22 left calling it. Need a rest be back later. Have fun all. *poof*

i am down to 20 and just got the na4/5 combo, can't believe it's allowed

3:05 pm

jacq

after eights

3:06 pm

Soodlebum

Tsch. After Eights. You can eat them by the bucketful as long as you take no pleasure out of them. Believe me!

3:06 pm

jacq

LOL

3:06 pm

jacq

i will have to condition my mind not to go MMMMMMM all xmas

3:06 pm

jacq

does that work for all foods?

3:07 pm

Soodlebum

Thats the trick Jac. You can stuff your face, don't say mmmmmm, and you wont put on an ounce!! All foods, drinks, icecream - whatever.

3:08 pm

jacq

oh wow, will have to not tell that to the teens

3:13 pm

phaeton

hello

3:14 pm

Brookie

Hi everyone!

3:15 pm

jacq

hello phae

3:15 pm

jacq

hello brookie

3:15 pm

Brookie

hi jacq!

3:15 pm

jacq

11 left and i need pud badly

3:16 pm

Brookie

83 left and I'll feel blessed if I find 10 more.

3:18 pm

MissOmnibus

75 left and13 hours until i fly home.

3:18 pm

Brookie

Looking forward to flying home, Omni?

3:19 pm

MissOmnibus

damn straight... however from here, watching the news ver the last ornight, it appears that half my country is on fire....

3:19 pm

MissOmnibus

wish i could take the weather with me across the ditch :(

3:20 pm

Brookie

Sorry for my ignorance, because I haven't seen the news lately, but where is there a fire?

3:22 pm

MissOmnibus

Oh, you know, the one thats usually on fire due to the fact its like 4" from the surface of the sun, Australia :P

3:23 pm

Brookie

Ah, there. Thanks for the update.

3:23 pm

Brookie

What part of Australia do you live in?

3:24 pm

Soodlebum

Yeah. thanks Miss Omni. Seriously, you would think that we all lived on different planets, the way the weather differs.

3:24 pm

MissOmnibus

Melbourne currently though i was born and grew up in western australia - perth

3:25 pm

Brookie

That's one country I would love to visit.

3:25 pm

MissOmnibus

True that Soodle, the uk is flooding! woah...

3:25 pm

MissOmnibus

ill trade you guys fire for water eh?

3:25 pm

MissOmnibus

It is nice in parts Brookie, though in nearly every part some critter or environment wants to kill you... lol

3:27 pm

Brookie

That's what I've heard... although it's pretty much the same among the human residents in my hometown, Philadelphia. :-)

3:28 pm

Soodlebum

ditto for Dublin...............

3:30 pm

MissOmnibus

oh wow

3:30 pm

MissOmnibus

i do need to snag me an irish fella tho... i love the accent, i wishi had an irish tone... instead of being a crass aussie lass.

3:31 pm

Soodlebum

Oh for goodness sake! they may talk with a nice accent, but its the same old bullsh*t they come out with!!

3:32 pm

Brookie

I did go through an Irish phase with men I was dating, and it was the same nonsense... at least itsounded better :-)

3:33 pm

Soodlebum

old saying....Same shite / different accent!!

3:34 pm

Brookie

Soodle, I love everything you have written in your profile... hilarious!

3:34 pm

Soodlebum

Ah! My aim is to bring a smile!!!

3:35 pm

Brookie

By any chance are you a comedy writer?

3:35 pm

Soodlebum

Oh, I wish! Currently working on writing a book, but its slow slow slow

3:36 pm

Soodlebum

But thank you so much for asking....

3:36 pm

Brookie

What kind of book (besides the kind you read)?

3:37 pm

Soodlebum

A sort of Irish chick-lit book, crossed with Harold Robbins/Jackie Collins ( I live in hope)

3:38 pm

Brookie

I'm sure it will be good. Gotta go now and spend time with my children... I'm afraid I've ignored them a bit too long! Have a nice evening!

3:38 pm

MissOmnibus

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahaha some crazy pommy on tv just intentionally stung himself with like the box jellyfish... ahahah moron.

3:46 pm

Soodlebum

any clurs for the za6 please

3:48 pm

LuvWordGames

ca 6/33 more crazy

3:48 pm

LuvWordGames

za I mean

3:48 pm

Soodlebum

~~Thanks LuvWordGames.

3:48 pm

LuvWordGames

yw Soodle

3:49 pm

Anjika

za is wierdza****

3:49 pm

Anjika

can i clue like that

3:52 pm

Soodlebum

Oh for heavens sake. I am bamboozled by this grid. Good night all. I submit!!

3:53 pm

phaeton

clue for the cy7?

3:54 pm

jacq

cy and a beer glass

3:54 pm

Soodlebum

Cy 7 - Cy plus Albert ein*****

3:54 pm

phaeton

ty jacq

3:54 pm

jacq

ohh better clue soodle

3:54 pm

jacq

don;t go we will all help each other finish

3:55 pm

jacq

i have 10 left if that helps

3:55 pm

Soodlebum

Happy with that jac...what you missing?

3:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I did 146 words on my own- now I am ready for clues. But I have 55 left which is futile.

3:56 pm

jacq

1 m, 2 c's, 2 i's and 5 l's

3:56 pm

jacq

no kaplan it isn't

3:56 pm

jacq

what do you need soodle?

3:57 pm

Soodlebum

which c's you missing?

3:57 pm

Soodlebum

I have all the c's and all the f's, so shoot.............

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello everyone

3:58 pm

jacq

cr 5 and 6 after the weeper

3:58 pm

jacq

heya TO

3:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Where is there a ca6? Not on my grid!

3:59 pm

jacq

there isn't a ca6

3:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

the za?

3:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Someone said ca6/33 eariler

4:00 pm

jacq

the za is weirder than weird wackier than wacky za**** than za**

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i got that jaq but i still can't see it!

4:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh yeah- I got that one in the beginning ...damn I hate it when I look for the same word twice

4:00 pm

BabbleRabble

cr + mountains that divide europe and asia: ***ls;

4:01 pm

jacq

uses the lower n

4:01 pm

jacq

ty BR

4:02 pm

Soodlebum

CR 5/14 - Cr + final vowel and R again, and the first vowel

4:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It was the AZ I don't have

4:02 pm

Soodlebum

Oh BabbleRabble. Hi.

4:02 pm

jacq

shade of blue kaplan

4:03 pm

jacq

under az*** skies

4:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ty

4:04 pm

jacq

last 2

4:06 pm

Soodlebum

Oh my. I am absolutely banjaxed. With only 22 to go, I have to bow out gracefully. goodnite all Babblers, and may your god bless you.

4:06 pm

jacq

night soodle sleep well

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night , soodle.

4:08 pm

jacq

last one

4:09 pm

jacq

slaps myself, i almost typed that me5 into the chog too, to beg for me*** from the gods of babble

4:09 pm

jacq

fireworks!!!!

4:09 pm

periwinkle

yay for jacq

4:09 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find my last 37 words

4:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

qtg, jaq!!!

4:10 pm

periwinkle

help with nu7 pls

4:10 pm

jacq

roman nu*****s are made with letters

4:11 pm

jacq

and ty ladies

4:11 pm

jacq

and ty BR too

4:12 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, thanks jacq

4:12 pm

jacq

peri i have been doing that all night, some of thr words are seriously worth a self slapping

4:21 pm

jacq

ok have to go get to bed at a decent hour for once

4:21 pm

jacq

have fun and fireworks everyone

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night jaqs. see you tomorrow.

4:22 pm

periwinkle

night jacq

4:22 pm

periwinkle

16 left

4:24 pm

periwinkle

help with ti7 pls

4:24 pm

LuvWordGames

more of what a can is made of

4:25 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, thanks Luv

4:25 pm

LuvWordGames

yw peri

4:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

this board is a mess

4:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Is someone who's very bigoted about shaving a razist, perhaps?

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

may be...

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to think about dinner. had a place picked out but website says closed on sunday :(

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

urcs

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

see? suffering from food deprivation

4:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

is a bashful little kid in the Appalachians a shy'un?

4:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oops when I start with stupid puns you know I have run out of steam

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

where are you from kap?

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

quit yer tezin clem

4:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why- are you going to come over here and put me out of my misery?

4:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Massachusetts

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck no. that is what babble is for.

4:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

lol

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok must go before i eat my fingers. have fun kap

4:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 42 words left. How do you guys manage to finish? I've been playing 3-minute boggle- you don't need every word, you just type fast

4:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

well you could go to the clues list

4:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Lickety tells me what's missing...but I still have to figure out the words

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

use a to z or morewords

4:59 pm

jillibus

there's also www.morewords.com -- I believe you were told about that

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

an also it gives you the second letter which helps

5:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, jili!

5:00 pm

jillibus

hello all

5:00 pm

jillibus

thisw grid is full of useless obscure words

5:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

when I get to that point I kind of give up. But if being thorough was part of my OCD I would do that.

5:01 pm

jillibus

well, if you want to finish, that's the way to go.

5:01 pm

jillibus

this is not a speed game like theothers, thank goodness

5:01 pm

welki

hello, babblers

5:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

well in the way bacj days it was like that. those very astute, experienced or lucky finished. the rest did not

5:02 pm

jillibus

hi welki

5:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello welk! i am on my way out for dinner, catch you all later.

5:02 pm

jillibus

bon appetit, TO!

5:02 pm

welki

peri: my daughter found the perfume, we're going to have a sniff tomorrow! (and dorens, if you're here, let me know if you'll have some time tomorrow after work for coffee .. bridgewater?)

5:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

So far the fun is finding as many words as I can on my own- then with lickety, than yr clues on chat- after that I give up

5:03 pm

welki

hi/bye, owl!

5:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

WELK! ARE YOU IN NJ?

5:03 pm

jillibus

I'm only here briefly -- must do something about the bird feeders while the sun is out (a rare occurrence these days)

5:03 pm

welki

yes

5:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

woulk love to meet you

5:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You are real people?????

5:04 pm

welki

tomorrow is my last day here, owl ... where are you?

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought you were here for thanksgiving. have beenwokring since monday, worked the weekend coming home tues pm

5:04 pm

jillibus

Kap, I do those things but don't give up -- I go to morewords to see what cockamamie things are there -- and get the definitions by clicking on the ? beside them in the list (you know about that, don't you?)

5:05 pm

welki

no, well, at least i'm not ... real, that is. simply a vapour, a figment of your imagination :)

5:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

no kap . we are jsut messing with you

5:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am tired tired tired. drving to nj/ny line for thursday. sick of driving

5:06 pm

jillibus

we're just cyberpeeps

5:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

actually we are all perverts and axe murderers. with a few stalker thrown in

5:08 pm

welki

speak for yourself, owl. i'm harmless :)

5:08 pm

jillibus

oops -- dryer buzzing -- must get the dog out, heh heh

5:08 pm

jesdraggon

That's not true at all, TO. I use a knife, not an axe.

5:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

that's what they all say :P

5:08 pm

Atalante

professionally, even!

5:09 pm

welki

jilli!!!! LOLOL

5:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my babblers coming out of the woodwork

5:09 pm

Vicuna

That's the reason we need the axes, TO. To cut ourselves free from the woodwork.

5:09 pm

Atalante

always fun to diuscuss mass murder

5:10 pm

welki

owl, what you need to do is plan a ski trip to banff and i can meet you in my neck of the woods

5:11 pm

welki

(not to ski, though ... i gave up on that a long time ago)

5:11 pm

Atalante

Mt Norquay! Where I learnt to ski

5:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck i was here earlier and there were tumbleweeds blowiing though

5:12 pm

Vicuna

Well who wants to stick around chatting with a grid like this scowling alongside?

5:12 pm

jesdraggon

better than looking at the grid, Vic!

5:13 pm

Atalante

I'm doing some knew knotwork Vi :)

5:13 pm

Vicuna

I hates it.

5:13 pm

welki

i can help w/clues for a couple of minutes if anyone needs help

5:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

the first word i saw was ur6. and it was all downhillfrom there.

5:13 pm

Vicuna

Cool, Ata. Is there a theme to this one?

5:13 pm

Atalante

me too, TO

5:13 pm

jesdraggon

i've got almost 100 left still, welki

5:13 pm

welki

if you're near a ur^, downhill is not the place to be

5:14 pm

Vicuna

I need to come up with a new project idea int he next week, so I have something to work on during my holiday sale.

5:14 pm

Atalante

squirrels

5:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry to have missed you welk. catch the rest of you later must...find...food we are working 8 days straight and too tired for dinner last night

5:14 pm

jesdraggon

what kind of project, vic?

5:14 pm

Vicuna

Knotwork squirrels? Is this one of your challenges?

5:14 pm

jesdraggon

good hunting, TO

5:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL ata you can send a photo to nut

5:14 pm

Atalante

for you :P

5:15 pm

Vicuna

Block print, jes.

5:15 pm

Vicuna

ME?????

5:15 pm

Atalante

knotty squirrelly block prints! fabness!

5:15 pm

jesdraggon

hmm. I think I've gotta second the squirrel idea.

5:16 pm

Vicuna

Yikes! Knotty squirrelly block print sounds horrific! lol

5:16 pm

Atalante

sounds brilliant! nice and autumnal and wildlifey

5:16 pm

Vicuna

I'm into borders recently, though. I did a rooster block and a chicken/chick block that had borders I was really happy with.

5:17 pm

Vicuna

rooster here: http://nydamprints.com/chanticleer.htm
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5:17 pm

Atalante

pheasant then if you like birds now

5:17 pm

jesdraggon

well, people do knotty trees.... why shouldn't there be knotty squirrels too?

5:17 pm

Vicuna

Well, maybe I could do something squirrelly...

5:17 pm

nrkii

shoot, I just missed Owl

5:17 pm

nrkii

hi all!

5:17 pm

Atalante

that's a *wonderful* border

5:18 pm

Atalante

it would be character-forming for you Vi :)

5:18 pm

Vicuna

Or maybe an animals that starts with a letter I'm missing from the alphabet. Someday I'd love to get a whole alphabet, but some of the letters are pretty weak.

5:18 pm

nrkii

ohhhhhh, I remember this grid... I escaped from this one earlier... 25 to go still

5:18 pm

Vicuna

Hah. I have all the character I need. If I get any more character I'll be an eccentric. =P

5:19 pm

nrkii

Vicuna, Xdog?

5:19 pm

Atalante

Xyphus :)

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

why are you defaming letters of the alphabet vic? What did they ever do to you?

Help! I've been looking for my last word for about an hour and I give up. Please tell me it's not obvious! un6/24

6:13 pm

hurshy

french for sugar, 67

6:14 pm

nrkii

su 5 14, like the lozenges, but drop the TS from the end

6:14 pm

sixty7stang13

ty hurshy

6:14 pm

hurshy

you're not certain what the word is, eh, jilli?

6:14 pm

nrkii

lol, use hurshy's clue jill

6:14 pm

magazinemom

for once those 4 years of French paid off! LOL

6:14 pm

nrkii

and don't feel bad, I couldn't find it for the longest time either

6:15 pm

jillibus

omg -- ty hurshy *going to find gun for shooting self*

6:15 pm

hurshy

*whips gun out of jilli's path and substitutes large fish*

6:15 pm

jillibus

damp fireworks

6:15 pm

magazinemom

wtg jilli

6:15 pm

nrkii

Atalante, I thought Twilight was okay... it was very pretty to watch... not one I'd watch a second time though

6:16 pm

nrkii

yay jilli!

6:16 pm

sixty7stang13

ty nrkii

6:16 pm

hurshy

twilight looked ok to me except for the acting. just based on the adverts.

6:16 pm

jillibus

now I can help clue (not a movie watcher)

6:16 pm

nrkii

yeah, I think if you watch it on mute, it's probably okay

6:17 pm

nrkii

okay, time for me to head out...

6:17 pm

smoove

help with the le7 pls?

6:17 pm

magazinemom

is the Y word a fish?

6:17 pm

Atalante

meh, it was appallingly bad. none of them can act, and the story is laughable

6:17 pm

nrkii

lovely chatting with you all.. happy babbling!

6:17 pm

nrkii

night!

6:17 pm

hurshy

i think we have to make a distinction between movies that we describe as guilty pleasures and movies that, if you find them guilty pleasures, there is something seriously wrong. like venial and mortal guilty pleasures.

6:17 pm

jillibus

not at all, mag

6:17 pm

jillibus

yu4 is descriptive of this grid

6:18 pm

smoove

The Y word is an expression of disgust.

6:18 pm

jillibus

and of enable's spelling ability

6:18 pm

smoove

Think alternate spelling

6:18 pm

magazinemom

Thanks jilli & smoove

6:18 pm

jesdraggon

I just finished the Twilight book last night. it was mediocre chick-lit with maybe 10 actually interesting pages. I cannot imagine the movie is anything but manure.

6:19 pm

smoove

Can someone help with the le7?

6:19 pm

magazinemom

I would never have spelled it that way

6:19 pm

jillibus

le7 suits in polyester were awful

6:19 pm

jillibus

hi smoove :)

6:19 pm

Atalante

it's worse, jes

6:20 pm

smoove

Thanks...that word's a hard find.

6:20 pm

magazinemom

my dad still has a le7 suit in the back of his closet

6:21 pm

jillibus

yw -- it's twisty, all right

6:21 pm

jillibus

mag, he could wear it on Halloween some time

6:22 pm

jesdraggon

worse than manure? this is possible?

6:22 pm

Jacula

PB for those who used the su4 word!

6:22 pm

Jacula

Evening all.

6:22 pm

Atalante

yes. anal gland effluent

6:22 pm

hurshy

manure sprayed by a skunk perhaps

6:23 pm

jesdraggon

hi jac

6:23 pm

magazinemom

jilli- my mom dressed my kids up and put my son in it one time. It was hysterical

6:23 pm

jesdraggon

diarrhea + anal glands?

6:23 pm

jillibus

oh dear -- but maybe there's some vodka in the PB -- almost that time.

LOL, jilli. Oh dear! I was in the final run before I found that word, too.

6:32 pm

Jacula

Good luck, Ata. It willl be the same for me; Beloved has A Man Cold.

6:33 pm

Jacula

So, if Ata's off to zzzzzzzz and Jilli's off to do other things, who does that leave clueing??

6:34 pm

magazinemom

I'm still here, but probably don't have much to offer :-)

6:35 pm

Jacula

I'll pop in and out to help magmom. Need to nip off to FB to play Babbler Hydra at our daily word games first. BBS.

6:35 pm

magazinemom

have fun!

6:35 pm

sixty7stang13

clue st5/10 have womans name please

6:36 pm

magazinemom

a beer drinking cup

6:37 pm

sixty7stang13

ty mag

6:37 pm

dcseain

it really ought take untin and uncan - how else does one serve jellied cranberries

6:37 pm

magazinemom

yw

6:37 pm

magazinemom

agreed seain

6:40 pm

Jacula

Hi dcs. There are lots of 'un' and 'de' words it should allow but does not and many very odd ones that it does.

6:40 pm

dcseain

well, yes. Les joies d'ENABLE

6:41 pm

dcseain

i know here on east coast, we use french sarcastically sometimes. does that translate to British usage?

6:41 pm

dcseain

oooh, found ru4. brb

6:41 pm

Jacula

Yes, it does, dcs. BBS - got a couple of rounds of Scramble to play.

6:44 pm

sixty7stang13

clue st6/18 please

6:47 pm

brandyjack

st**** and stones may break my bones. But definitely not english spelling....

6:47 pm

Jacula

st6/18 is like 'of the stars' but without the double consonant. It is an upright stone.

6:47 pm

sixty7stang13

I found it thank you.

6:47 pm

Jacula

Hi BJ! Long time, no see.

6:48 pm

Jacula

btw - BJ's clue was for st6.24.

6:48 pm

Jacula

How are you, BJ?

6:49 pm

brandyjack

good.

6:49 pm

Jacula

Turned into a squaw, looking at your pic.

6:49 pm

brandyjack

puzzle is frazzling. monkey's are tired.....

6:49 pm

Jacula

Don't you do your list any more, BJ?

6:50 pm

brandyjack

That's a viking..... We have wenches, not squaw's.......

6:50 pm

brandyjack

it's there......

6:50 pm

dcseain

just shook up some cherry bourbon, creme de cacao and amaretto. Anyone else want some?

6:50 pm

Jacula

LOL. Sorry BJ!

6:51 pm

Jacula

Sounds interesting, dcs. Bit sweet for me, I think.

6:51 pm

brandyjack

Braves don't wear braids either I don't think....

6:51 pm

dcseain

ty for that clue, BJ

6:51 pm

Jacula

I didn't call you a brave, BJ. I said 'turned into a squaw'. LOL

6:52 pm

Jacula

Oddly enough, Brummie and Black Country men here in UK have 'wenches', too. (When they can get away with calling us that!)

6:55 pm

wht

hi all

6:55 pm

dcseain

hi, wht

6:56 pm

brandyjack

good lads....

6:56 pm

wht

I have been corrupting my children.

6:56 pm

dcseain

very well don, wht! only way to raise humans

6:56 pm

wht

This afternoon my son and daughter and I were each on our computers calling babble clues to each other.

6:57 pm

wht

It's a good thing they are both adults. This is not a very child friendly grid today.

6:58 pm

Jacula

Hi wht. That's true.

6:59 pm

dcseain

well, from age 4 i could repeat "g-d da6 son of a bi5 ba6, co4 su6 ho4 ma6" and at age 9 i understood what it all meant, thanks to running across the word gigolo in a book i was reading. So child-friendly is relative ;)

7:00 pm

Jacula

Thing is, I'd just arrived at the grid in the late UK morning to see someone in the chog saying, 'There are words here I don't even like saying!' I immediately looked for cu, ti and an words. Found all that I was looking for. LOL.

7:02 pm

Shirlockc

nu7?

7:02 pm

Jacula

Also, when people get 'po-faced' about certain words being in a totally random grid, it does mean that they must KNOW the words to have found them.

7:02 pm

Scrabbler

Hello all. 51 to go. fe6--related to fe5?

7:02 pm

Jacula

a number, Shirlockc.

7:02 pm

Jacula

Hi Scranns.

7:03 pm

dcseain

hi, scrabbs

7:03 pm

Jacula

No. Srabbs.

7:03 pm

Jacula

SCRABBS! I'll get my fingers unknotted in a moment.

7:05 pm

sixty7stang13

clue CU6/24 please

7:05 pm

Jacula

Scrabbs - if fe6/33 had an 's' as its 5th letter, it'd add to the 'rudish' words in the grid. It does mean the same thing, but more in a magical sense.

7:06 pm

dcseain

misspelling if Indian spice mix, sixty

7:06 pm

Jacula

sixty - there are 2 cu6.24.

7:06 pm

cjmomma

hello all any clues for the un 6/24

7:07 pm

sixty7stang13

oh yeah sorry ty dc have spice need other one

7:07 pm

Shirlockc

not certain cjm

7:07 pm

Jacula

Not a mispelling for the 2nd cu6, dcs, but a variation.

7:07 pm

cjmomma

pulling hair out here

7:07 pm

dcseain

ah, not a variation seen here, then :)

7:07 pm

Jacula

sixty - for the first cu6 - imagine cu* (mangey dog) went off at a fast pace.

7:08 pm

dcseain

always with a y in the singular here

7:08 pm

Jacula

un6.24 - not certain.

7:08 pm

cjmomma

ohhhh ty

7:09 pm

sixty7stang13

ty jacula and dcs

7:09 pm

Jacula

*Hands cjmomma a hand-knitted hat to cover her bald spots.*

7:09 pm

cjmomma

going to need it ty :)

7:10 pm

Jacula

y/w, cjmomma. LOL

7:10 pm

Jacula

BBS - more games to take my turn at on FB.

7:10 pm

cjmomma

have fun

7:12 pm

cjmomma

ok going to finish neverending laundry...bbl

7:12 pm

sixty7stang13

bye cjmomma

7:15 pm

sixty7stang13

hi can anyone clue last 3 CU5/14's please

7:15 pm

dcseain

i have 2 - madame cu5 and one who heals

7:16 pm

wht

cu5/14x4

7:17 pm

wht

there is the beautiful baby.

7:17 pm

dcseain

ty for that one, wht

7:17 pm

Dianne

Hi All - the last 3 cu 5/14s all start with the same first 3 letters - a slice.

7:18 pm

wht

If you let someone ahead of they *** ** the line

7:18 pm

wht

ahead of you.

7:19 pm

sixty7stang13

thank you all for CU's

7:19 pm

Shirlockc

cy7?

7:20 pm

sixty7stang13

those were my last ones **** fireworks**** thank you all for the help

7:21 pm

sixty7stang13

cy7....cy + albert ein*****

7:21 pm

dcseain

congrats, sixty7

7:21 pm

dan2bit

wtg stang! time to go pro!

7:21 pm

Shirlockc

thx sisty

7:21 pm

Shirlockc

sixty

7:21 pm

wht

wtg stang

7:21 pm

sixty7stang13

yvw Shirlockc

7:22 pm

sixty7stang13

anyone else need clues before I leave

7:23 pm

Shirlockc

fe6?

7:23 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo 67!!!

7:23 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

7:24 pm

lbdawger

kinky stuff, Shirl. like being into feathers and whipped cream

7:25 pm

sixty7stang13

liking weird stuff

7:25 pm

Shirlockc

odd way to spell it but thx, lbd

7:26 pm

dcseain

odd spelling indeed. ty, dawg

7:26 pm

lbdawger

;-)

7:27 pm

dcseain

i hear tell of an fe5 that is unrelated, yes?

7:27 pm

dcseain

found it :)

7:28 pm

dcseain

cool. taking some friends to BWI tonight, arriving at the airport at 3AM local.

7:29 pm

lbdawger

oi! that's some early morning travel!

7:29 pm

dcseain

yes, happily BWI is only about an hour away

7:29 pm

sixty7stang13

wow that is early

7:30 pm

dcseain

we lie near IAD, but one saves usually 200 or so by going to BWI instead, even with the gas to get there

7:30 pm

lbdawger

I liked landing in BWI. nice "little" airport

7:30 pm

dcseain

both are 24h int'l airports

7:30 pm

lbdawger

isn't that weird how that goes. I'd drive the extra hour to save 200 bucks!

7:31 pm

dcseain

BWI is also nice for departures and xfers, as all gates are behind security in one terminal

7:31 pm

wht

Any clues for the first cr5,14?

7:32 pm

lbdawger

c + not urban (that's the cr6) drop the last letter for the 5

7:33 pm

dcseain

thanks, dawg :)

7:33 pm

dcseain

oh Mid-Atlantic Peeps, meet-up in DC the Saturday after Thanksgiving at 2PM. See my profile for info

7:34 pm

wht

ty, that gave me 3. 20 left

7:34 pm

lbdawger

go wht!

7:41 pm

lbdawger

did i break the chog?

7:42 pm

wht

lost in the grid

7:43 pm

dcseain

not at all, just distracted by the grid :)

7:43 pm

lbdawger

okay, just checking. my isp is acting kinda wonky

7:43 pm

dcseain

chog has been generally less active of late, it seems

7:43 pm

Enomis65

hello babblers

7:44 pm

dcseain

hi, enomis

7:44 pm

dcseain

yay for Marvin!

7:44 pm

lbdawger

hi enom!

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all!

7:45 pm

lbdawger

hi TO

7:45 pm

dcseain

hi, TO :)

7:46 pm

Enomis65

tough grid no?

7:47 pm

lbdawger

it's a stinker!

7:47 pm

dcseain

todays is a bit more challenging than some, but a long way from worst we've had

7:47 pm

Enomis65

don't seem to see words that make sense to me...

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

grid sucked

7:48 pm

Enomis65

you're done TO?

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

no need 28.

7:49 pm

Enomis65

well - I need 123 LOL :)

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

=0

7:49 pm

lbdawger

go enom!!

7:51 pm

Enomis65

clue for the 8?

7:51 pm

wht

radioactive elements

7:52 pm

Enomis65

first 2 letters?

7:52 pm

lbdawger

plural of the ur7

7:52 pm

wht

ur

7:52 pm

Enomis65

ty

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

le 7 clue pls?

7:58 pm

lbdawger

brb, need tea and maybe some pie.

8:02 pm

joey

le 7, not work time.

8:02 pm

Dianne

lead the life of le7

8:03 pm

torgone

Mmmm .. pie ..

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:04 pm

hurshy

hey tor, how goes the grid for you

8:04 pm

wht

ru6,21 please?

8:05 pm

hurshy

didn't see you when i was finishing so if you want any clues now, let me know :)

8:05 pm

torgone

It stinks ..

8:05 pm

Pinikula

evening all

8:05 pm

hurshy

ru6, not a marathon

8:05 pm

dcseain

hi, pini and hurshy

8:05 pm

Enomis65

hey pini

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmmm there seems to be a consensus...

8:05 pm

Enomis65

hey hurshy

8:05 pm

wht

it is obscene

8:06 pm

Pinikula

(dc, haven't forgotten about you; going to draw a diagram and send it to you as a PDF attachment...that ok?)

8:06 pm

hurshy

yes there has been a consensus among everyone i've seen today

8:06 pm

dcseain

that's peachy, pini :)

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

how thew heck is michael jackson winning an american music award?

8:07 pm

wht

ty hurshy

8:07 pm

torgone

Because he died ..

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i mean he did not have a new record?

8:07 pm

Enomis65

finally under 100!!! 99 :)

8:07 pm

hurshy

and that takes talent!

8:07 pm

dcseain

he was in studio when he died, TO

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

my fergie looked fergalcious as a brunette. i would kill for legs like that

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

and she can sing!

8:09 pm

Pinikula

I thought he was in mid-tour, dc?

8:09 pm

lbdawger

Hi Pini! did you get some rest?

8:09 pm

hurshy

well, if nobody wants any clues...

8:10 pm

dcseain

may have been, pini, i didn't follow too closely.

8:10 pm

wht

R's done. Only 7 s's to go.

8:10 pm

torgone

Too many left hurshy ..

8:10 pm

Pinikula

I got some, lbd...made it to Portland and back ok (although I could have used a nap before driving home)...

8:10 pm

dcseain

Stid was in Portland today

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

tor are you a blues fan?

8:11 pm

torgone

I am TO

8:11 pm

Pinikula

I know...but she was meeting her grandfather for lunch and I didn't want to interfer with "family" time...

8:11 pm

lbdawger

hi torg

8:11 pm

Pinikula

...besides, I would have had to wait around for about 5-6 hours to meet her!

8:12 pm

torgone

Heya lbd ..

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ever hear of shake anderson? i am trying to review him as i babble

8:12 pm

Pinikula

...and the airport parking lot was $3/hour

8:12 pm

dcseain

can't say that i have, TO

8:12 pm

dcseain

only 3/hour! wow. bargain

8:13 pm

Pinikula

We're going to try and set up another get together when Mel can make the drive with me ;)

8:13 pm

dcseain

nice, pini

8:13 pm

Enomis65

clue for az?

8:13 pm

Pinikula

That's a bargain, dc? Here at the little muni-airport, it's only $1.25/hr

8:13 pm

torgone

I've heard the name but don't know anything about him ..

8:13 pm

Pinikula

az5 = bluish color

8:13 pm

dcseain

at IAD 5/hr, BWI about the same

8:14 pm

Enomis65

ty pini

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

www.shakeanderson.com

8:14 pm

Pinikula

Yikes...guess I should be glad it's only $3/here! :)

8:14 pm

dcseain

PDX surprised us by how empty it was at 1900 when our flight arrived.

8:14 pm

Pinikula

yw eno :)

8:15 pm

Pinikula

it was pretty empty at 0530 too!!!!

8:15 pm

Pinikula

:)

8:15 pm

Pinikula

but, you're right, 1900 is another thing...

8:16 pm

dcseain

oh, very nice, TO :)

8:16 pm

redshoes

Hello all!

8:16 pm

dcseain

hi, shoes

8:16 pm

Pinikula

hi red

8:16 pm

lbdawger

hi REDSHOES!!

8:17 pm

Jacula

I'm back, but it looks like you've all finished the grid now.

8:17 pm

Enomis65

hey redshoes

8:17 pm

dcseain

Hah! As i, jacula :)

8:17 pm

redshoes

Jac! Did you get my message the other night? That I wasn't offended, just off painting. =D

8:17 pm

Pinikula

finished? gads...far from it here...it's been a day...

8:17 pm

dcseain

as if

8:17 pm

Enomis65

YOU'RE SO FUNNY Jacula, this grid will never end :)

8:17 pm

Jacula

dcs, you finished dcs?

8:18 pm

Jacula

Enomis - it will, I promise. I did it earlier.

8:18 pm

dcseain

i've 37 to go

8:18 pm

Pinikula

I've only got 37!

8:18 pm

lbdawger

go DC!!!

8:18 pm

Enomis65

how many weeks did it take you?

8:18 pm

Jacula

Ah, dcs.

8:18 pm

Jacula

It took me about 2 hours on and off Enomis.

8:19 pm

Enomis65

(((((((bowing to Jacula's talent... ))))))))))

8:19 pm

dcseain

that seems about right, jac

8:19 pm

Jacula

So, if you want clues, ask now - but not all at once - before I attempt to sleep next to Beloved Who Has A Man Cold.

8:20 pm

Enomis65

Gasp!!!! Not a Man Cold!!!!

8:20 pm

Jacula

Mind you, the blocked nose seemed to curb his normally exuberant snoring last night; he could only emit short pig snorts.

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

back. spilled awhole cup of cocoa :(

8:21 pm

redshoes

oooh. cocoa sounds good.

8:21 pm

Enomis65

so cute...

8:21 pm

Jacula

Hi TO. Not on your lap or your laptop, I hope?

8:21 pm

lbdawger

cocoa does sound good, but not on my lap!

8:21 pm

dcseain

ru6, plsL

8:22 pm

torgone

SHOES!!

8:22 pm

lbdawger

corrosion + 2/3 frozen water, dc

8:22 pm

dcseain

*offers TO some creme de cacao, cherry bourbon and amaretto blended*

8:22 pm

Jacula

ru6.27 is more odd, starts with ru* (what pirates drink).

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi red. seain did you clock th elink? sorry i was distracted. trying to clean up mess without using hotel towels

8:23 pm

Jacula

ru6/21 = something that trickles down in a small way.

8:23 pm

lbdawger

other ru6 is not walk + *** there be peace on earth

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh yummy, does that drink have a name?

8:23 pm

Jacula

ru6/24 is pretty rural and certainly not urban.

8:24 pm

redshoes

use the hotel towels TO!

8:24 pm

wht

su6,27 please.

8:24 pm

dcseain

Tom calls it a holiday bonbon, don't know if it has formal name

8:24 pm

Jacula

Hotel towels are sent off to be boiled to death at a laundry. Use the towels!

8:25 pm

lbdawger

season just past, whit

8:25 pm

Jacula

wht - a season - not winter.

8:25 pm

wht

jac - I think you are due a trip to the PB.

8:25 pm

crosshair

lol,jackula..i worked for a 144 room hotel once..dont use the towells

8:25 pm

Jacula

what - Oops! What did I say?

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

there is CHERRY BOURBON?! is it true bourbon?

8:25 pm

wht

ty jac. A fish for fireworks.

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

CROSSY! we were talking in the lab about a wine someone bought that tasted like bacon!

8:26 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo WHT!!!

8:26 pm

wht

Look at 8:23

8:26 pm

redshoes

I want one of these beverages, too. me! me! me!

8:26 pm

Jacula

crossy - Hi. Don't use the towels to clean up spills or just 'don't use the towels!' which is it?

8:26 pm

dcseain

my bad, it's cherry whiskey from PhillipsUnion, not a bourbon

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

you must promise to make me one next we meet

8:27 pm

dcseain

*starts pouring, strained into cocktail glasses* Help yourselves!

8:28 pm

Jacula

(Have to admit, I usually take my own towels and own pillow wherever I travel.)

8:28 pm

dcseain

ru6time, and the living's easy....

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i have decided shake anderson is primarily r & b not blues

8:29 pm

dcseain

i agree from what i've heard, TO

8:29 pm

Jacula

Silly man, dcs. Su time/ :P

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone else watching american mu5 awards? carrieunderwood looks as if she is wearing a gold diaper

8:30 pm

Jacula

TO - I tend to avoid watching any kind of awards show.

8:30 pm

dcseain

*fixes Jacula a Mint Julep, which though not of ru*, is a drink of SU6 time*

8:30 pm

Pinikula

If I'm still awake, I'll try to catch the fashion statement when it airs later here...

8:30 pm

dcseain

we have no TV.

8:31 pm

Jacula

And who on earth is Shake Anderson, and what kind of first name is 'Shake'? LOL

8:31 pm

Pinikula

is it short for "Shakespear"? :)

8:31 pm

redshoes

Cousin to Malt Anderson?

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my is that lady gaga?

8:32 pm

lbdawger

*groan* shoes

8:32 pm

redshoes

what can I say, lbd? That's how I do. Horrible, I know.

8:32 pm

dcseain

mmmmm. french fries with malt vinegar and old bay :D

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i love mu5 and the performances and costumes are fun

8:33 pm

Jacula

dcs - don't fix me a julep, 'cos that takes me back to my youth and makes be think of Bobby Goldsboro's reccord, 'Summer, The First Time' and the song/film 'Mrs. Robinson'. You do know my Beloved is my 'toyboy'? LOL

8:33 pm

dcseain

ROFL noted, jacula :)

8:34 pm

Jacula

Ahm Pini - Shakespear.Shakespeare - the Bard never did quite decide how to spell his surname. I think he was dyslexic.

8:35 pm

Jacula

dcs - glad you saw that.

8:35 pm

Jacula

He was left-handed and was born on the same day of the same month that he died.

8:35 pm

Pinikula

well, shoot...so much for my spelling today...maybe that's why he just goes by Shake! :)

8:35 pm

harpjane

hello, i'm back from a mini weekend trip!

8:36 pm

dcseain

Shake could be a nickname, like Bleeding Gums

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey have any of you seen the new tshirts with leds built in? some of the designs are pretty cool

8:36 pm

Jacula

Most 'artistic' or 'imaginative' people are south paws, and many criminals, apparently. I'm left-handed, btw.

8:36 pm

dcseain

i have TO, and shirts that detect wifi and show signal strength on them too

8:36 pm

lbdawger

someone's nickname is bleeding gums?

8:36 pm

Jacula

Hi harp. Did you have a good time?

8:36 pm

lbdawger

hi Harp! didja get a lot of snow?

8:37 pm

dcseain

Bleeding Gums Murphy

8:37 pm

dcseain

he died a few years back, in life and on The Simpsons

8:37 pm

Jacula

Shirts with any kind of electronics in them CANNOT be good for your health.

8:39 pm

redshoes

It could be worse, Jac, they could be microwave hats.

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh pish, jacs. low voltage

8:39 pm

Jacula

Yes, The Simpsons cast and crew list has always been worth reading.

8:39 pm

wht

do you wear the microwave hat over or under the tinfoil?

8:40 pm

Jacula

TO - no voltage! Don't pish at me. LOL

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

hell the rest of us would DEFINITELY need heavy duty foil hats

8:40 pm

dcseain

the cat pulls my glasses off when in my lap and i'm net petting her. Or she tries to chew on my phone if i'm OTP

8:40 pm

dcseain

foil hats amplify, don't deflect

8:40 pm

redshoes

both, wht. and I hear it helps to put foil INSIDE the hat, as well. mmm hmmmm

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

the rays bounce off. it's a scientific fact

8:41 pm

Jacula

Does anyone her watch 'Fringe'?

8:41 pm

redshoes

I've seen it a few times Jac.

8:41 pm

lbdawger

and the foil hats are a lovely addition to any babbler's wardrobe!

8:41 pm

harpjane

There's just a skiff in Hamilton, lbd, but we went over Skalkaho Road toward Phillipsburg, then down Rock Creek Road to Highway 90, so I've seen enough snow for now! Our mountain bikes were on the back of our car and they are QUITE wintry looking!

8:41 pm

Pinikula

I need 2 more for NBT...I think I can stay awake long enough to get them (with help, of course)...

8:41 pm

harpjane

I like Fringe

8:41 pm

Pinikula

the upper Y and U

8:41 pm

Jacula

So, red, you know that 'there are more things in heaven and on earth than...'?

8:41 pm

Pinikula

sounds like a nice little trip, harp :)

8:41 pm

dcseain

mr yu4 is mean, mr yu4 is green!

8:41 pm

Pinikula

(and cold)

8:42 pm

lbdawger

un5, take the string off the package.

8:42 pm

Jacula

Me, too, Harp.

8:42 pm

Jacula

I like Walter best.

8:42 pm

Pinikula

thx, dc...didn't know it was spelled that way!

8:42 pm

redshoes

no, Jac, I guess I haven't watched enough.

8:42 pm

Pinikula

thx peeps...

8:42 pm

dcseain

it's not :)

8:43 pm

lbdawger

yu4, what you might say if you bit into an apple and found half a worm.

8:43 pm

wht

un6,24 not certain

8:43 pm

Pinikula

...and with that I think I'm going to call it a night and try and catch up on some sleep...

8:43 pm

Pinikula

thx wht

8:43 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd

8:43 pm

Pinikula

nytol!

8:43 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, Pini.

8:43 pm

Pinikula

* poof *

8:43 pm

Jacula

OOps! Walter from 'Fringe' has cleared the room, as he usually does. LOL

8:43 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, pini

8:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, pini.

8:44 pm

wht

us5,24 a loan-shark

8:44 pm

wht

make that us6,24

8:45 pm

Jacula

za6/33 - madder/more crazy than Walter from 'Fringe'.

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

is walter the guy from lost?

8:46 pm

redshoes

Walter is Pacy's dad on Fringe

8:46 pm

Jacula

TO - don't know if it's the same actor since I've never watched 'Lost' Would have to ask my Mum about that.

8:46 pm

redshoes

(sorry, Pacy meaning Joshua Jackson. Pacy was his name on Dawson's Creek)

8:46 pm

dcseain

does ic4 mean wir in uneducated Deutsch?

8:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

blackscary looking dud

8:47 pm

Jacula

John Noble plays Walter in 'Fringe'.

8:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ur7.32 clue pls? i havegrown weary

8:48 pm

Jacula

Joshua Jackson is the black guy (Olivia's boss) with the impossibly high cheek bones and permanently bloodshot eyes.

8:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i am actually trying to listen to the whole horrible submission of this band :(

well all-righty...was not ready for clues but pls someone give me ze so i can all it a night

8:56 pm

Jacula

That's the n's done!

8:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm, good night everyone!

8:57 pm

lbdawger

night TO. sweet sleeps

8:57 pm

Jacula

Oh, sorry, TO. Didn't mean to make you finish earlier than you meant to.

8:57 pm

redshoes

night TO!

8:58 pm

Jacula

ze4 is a chemistry word, but if you change the letters around a bit it might make what a Fan Mag is often called now.

8:59 pm

Jacula

ze + 'not out'. How's that for spelling out a clue?

8:59 pm

lbdawger

i'm heading out too. night everyone

8:59 pm

Jacula

I clued in vain, it seems.

9:00 pm

Jacula

I'll head out too, before the ones who demand clues and make you jump through hoops to give them to them get here.

9:01 pm

Jacula

Memory, a bit of common sense, the ability to workthings out and some kind of education is all that is required.xx

9:04 pm

stidmama

hello all

9:05 pm

stidmama

bye LBD

9:05 pm

stidmama

I am not playing, just poking my nose into the chog.

9:05 pm

redshoes

ok, I'm heading to bed, as well.

9:05 pm

stidmama

LOL, looks like no one's here! *grin* so good night, and see you-all tomorrow! *poof*

9:09 pm

cybernan

hi everyone :)

9:09 pm

jesdraggon

hi again

9:10 pm

jesdraggon

wandered back... though not sure i'm up to finishing

9:10 pm

Enomis65

going tobed bye!

9:10 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, eno

9:17 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

9:20 pm

cybernan

hi trif

9:21 pm

jesdraggon

hi, trif

9:22 pm

torgone

Heya trifs ..

9:23 pm

Trifioso

hello

9:23 pm

Trifioso

this grid is tres fecal

9:24 pm

jesdraggon

yup

9:24 pm

Trifioso

nbt, anyway. probably that will be as far as I get tonight!

9:26 pm

torgone

It stinks ..

9:37 pm

Trifioso

other than this stinky grid, everyone okay?

9:38 pm

torgone

Cool like the other side of the pillow ..

9:38 pm

Trifioso

cool beans

9:41 pm

cybernan

are all the ur's pee words?

9:42 pm

Trifioso

I have a whopping ONE ur word thus far, cyber, but it is a pee word

9:42 pm

cybernan

same here

9:43 pm

Trifioso

whoops - just got a ur 4, not a pee word, I don't think

9:43 pm

cybernan

have that too -- it's the 6 7 7 8 I need

9:46 pm

cybernan

found a ur 7 -- metallic ending

9:47 pm

Trifioso

thanks nan!

9:47 pm

cybernan

that 7-8 is eluding me though

9:47 pm

Trifioso

nan - just found a 7/8 - think radioactive stuff

9:48 pm

cybernan

ty trif

9:49 pm

Trifioso

nan, found the first ur 6 - can clue if you like

9:49 pm

cybernan

do you have the us?

9:49 pm

cybernan

yes I found it too

9:50 pm

Trifioso

yes. do you want a clue?

9:51 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

9:53 pm

cybernan

wouldn't mind a clue for the cy 7 though :)

9:55 pm

Trifioso

u's undone. yay!

9:55 pm

cybernan

^5

9:55 pm

torgone

cy + Albert Ein*****

9:56 pm

cybernan

ty tor

9:56 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

9:58 pm

cybernan

must go and see if I can figure out why my dvd player isn't working -- or is denying a working relationship with the tv!

9:58 pm

Trifioso

falling asleep.....nite all!

9:58 pm

cybernan

nite trif

9:59 pm

cybernan

you still here tor or are you done?

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:06 pm

torgone

Niters trifs ..

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cyber

10:06 pm

torgone

Not done but not quite here ..

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

that sounds like an apt description at any given moment

10:13 pm

torgone

Indeed ..

10:18 pm

regis

i need help with the me5,18 re5,10 st5m18 please

10:19 pm

regis

make that the st5,14

10:20 pm

Lindrickway

just popping in for a few minutes to say Hi! not gonna play today

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi lind!

10:21 pm

Lindrickway

hi jmc, how ya doin?

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

i'm okay how's about yourself

10:22 pm

Lindrickway

yeah good thanks, glad your ok (0:

10:22 pm

Lindrickway

enjoying my last visitors in Canada! (0:

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

family?

10:23 pm

Lindrickway

best buddy & hubby

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

nice

10:24 pm

Lindrickway

this is her hubby's first visit so we get to do all the touristy things one last time

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

its always nice to have an excuse to play tourist

10:25 pm

Lindrickway

yes and with only 2 weeks left!

10:25 pm

Lindrickway

yes and with only 2 weeks left!

10:26 pm

Lindrickway

oops!

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

are you all packed?

10:26 pm

Lindrickway

haven't started yet! (0:

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

uh - oh you are goingto be introuble!

10:27 pm

Lindrickway

nah we have until a week on wed!

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle* good luck with that!

10:27 pm

Lindrickway

friends leave this tuesday evening

10:28 pm

Lindrickway

lol thanks

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

are they from england?

10:29 pm

Lindrickway

of that week, we are having an early xmas dinner with family, staying overnight in a hotel (pressie) & going out for dinner (another pressie) & moving our daughter into her apartment, leaving all of 2 days to pack I think!

10:29 pm

Lindrickway

yes they are

10:30 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm I think I will stay away during those two days

10:30 pm

Lindrickway

everything is sorted ready to pack and we have the boxes & stuff too

10:30 pm

Lindrickway

and we aren't taking any furniture

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

so you are farther along than it appears to the naked eye

10:31 pm

Lindrickway

i hope so!

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

no doubt not taking furniture is a good choice

10:31 pm

Lindrickway

yes my daughter is taking most of it, so it is going to good use

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

that's good

10:32 pm

Lindrickway

well I had better go put the coffee on for morning and go to bed, or my visitors will be up before me again! lol

10:33 pm

Lindrickway

i'm glad you are ok jmc, will chat again real soon i hope

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

lol sweet dreams lind and see you soon

10:34 pm

Lindrickway

nanight, hugs *poof*

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

help with un 6/24 please

10:37 pm

grannyrose

u + move quickly + In -Charge

10:38 pm

grannyrose

hey jmc, make that moved quickly ( past tense )

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

i got the moverd quickly but baffled by the in charge

10:38 pm

grannyrose

take the first letters

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

okay fading fast

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

going to bed with 66 left

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

bye all

10:41 pm

grannyrose

oh, dear.how many to go?

10:41 pm

grannyrose

nite jmc

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

thanks for the help but too sleepy to keep going

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

nite granny

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:41 pm

grannyrose

sleep well, hun

11:53 pm

jillibus

Anybody here?

11:54 pm

Verucasalt

Hi All, just logged on, how many you think I can get befor the flip!!

11:54 pm

dart001

hi jilli ...,just got here

11:54 pm

Verucasalt

you and me Jilli

11:54 pm

Verucasalt

Hi Dart

11:54 pm

jillibus

and dart :)

11:54 pm

dart001

hi ver

11:54 pm

grannyrose

hey jilli, dart, veru

11:55 pm

dart001

hi rose

11:55 pm

jillibus

very few, veruca

11:55 pm

Verucasalt

hey gran

11:55 pm

jillibus

hi granny :)

11:55 pm

Verucasalt

are we gathering for the flip?

11:55 pm

jillibus

so the gang gathers

11:55 pm

grannyrose

have been lurking, playing solsuite, waiting for flip

11:56 pm

jillibus

please let it be a nice grid with words we've heard of!

11:56 pm

grannyrose

any guesses? i'm hoping for a biggie

11:57 pm

lshult

okay, so I'm not gonna finish today, but please put me out of my missery by cluing the 8?????PLZ

11:57 pm

grannyrose

350

11:57 pm

Verucasalt

we can hope Jilli, but, sadly, that's never been the case for me!!!

11:57 pm

grannyrose

ur8, plural of ur7, radioactive mineral

11:58 pm

MPittore

hi all...only 76 found...late start...working on the holidays...

11:58 pm

jillibus

at least the 8 was a real word, unlike many others. Goog riddance to this grid.